Joe McGuire Mystery Books
Relegated to reviewing unsolved murders as the result of a courtroom outburst, Boston homicide detective Lieutenant Joe McGuire becomes obsessed with solving the murder of a young woman found in the Boston Fens. Working with his now-quadriplegic ex-partner Ollie Schantz, McGuire follows a lead to ever-dangerous Texas-Mexican border and eventually to the very doorstep of the killer where he learns that everything—and everyone—may not be what it first appears to be.
Featured in a third intricate mystery, detective Joe McGuire and his bedridden companion, Ollie Schantz, search for a seemingly mild-mannered postal worker wanted by both the FBI and the rich, sexy Glynnis Vargas.
Leaving behind the violence of the Boston streets and the politics of the Boston Police Department, homicide detective Joe McGuire is settled in a new life in the Bahamas. When Aunt Cora, his closest living relative, dies McGuire returns home to attend her funeral and settle her estate.McGuire quickly discovers that closing Cora's affairs is anything but simple. And when suspicions of murder provoke an attempt on his own life, McGuire is forced to dig into his aunt's past, revealing crimes long past and covered up . . . but not forgotten.Gypsy Sins is the fourth novel in the Joe McGuire mystery series, and won the Arthur Ellis Award for Best Mystery Novel. It is followed by Solitary Dancer .Praise for Gypsy Sins"...a sly and ingenious story that keeps one's attention throughout all its twists and turns."-- Books in Canada
Gift inscription signed by the author, Harper Collins first paperback edition published in 1995, ISBN 0006479596, 362 pages, book measures 18 cm x 11 cm x 2.5 cm
Joe McGuire, retired from the Boston Police Department, has reluctantly accepted a position as a freelance investigator at a prestigious old law firm with a reputation to protect. In his first week on the job he gets the expected assignments, such as background checks and insurance- fraud investigations. But lawyer Orin Flanigan has a more mysterious mission for McGuire, and he doesn’t seem to want to discuss it in the office. When Flanigan’s body is later discovered, McGuire sets out to get to the bottom of events he never totally understood. What was Flanigan’s interest in locating the elusive fraudster Ross Myers? Who was the mysterious woman who spent hours in Flanigan’s office each week? And did McGuire’s investigation get Flanigan killed? Meanwhile, McGuire’s home base is threatened. He has been living for several years with Ollie Schantz, his former partner, who is paralysed after a fishing accident, and with Ronnie, Schantz’s loyal wife. Now, Ronnie has found companionship outside the marriage. What’s a friend to do?