The Geller series goes deeper and darker in Boston Cream. Jonah is in rough shape when the story opens and they only get rougher in Boston. He starts out searching for a missing surgeon, and ends up mounting a frantic rescue when partner Jenn Raudsepp is abducted by a murderous gangster who’d sell her organs one by one to the highest bidders.
Description
Canada’s top private eye is back.
Jonah Geller resumes his vagabond ways in Boston Cream, the Vintage World of Crime trade paperback original and sequel to the Arthur Ellis-winning novels Buffalo Jump and High Chicago.
David Fine is not the kind of guy to go missing. Or so his father tells PI Jonah Geller. A brilliant young surgeon-in-training, devout, devoted to his parents–last seen 2 weeks ago leaving the Boston hospital where he worked. Still recovering from a concussion, Jonah and partner Jenn Raudsepp soon find out that David fled for his life after a vicious Irish crime boss tried to abduct him. And that he’s more likely dead than alive. Then Jenn joins the ranks of the missing, and Jonah needs help from former hit man Dante Ryan and two local wise guys as he races the clock to save her life, one step ahead of the Boston law.
Praise for Boston Cream
“Shrier is my top find of the year. His excellent PI series deserves much wider attention.” ♦♦♦♦♦ Steve Steinbock, Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine
“There is a reason Shrier consistently wins the Arthur Ellis Award. He tells a really good story. Relish the local colour. cultural nuances and successive waves of action.” — Starred review, Library Journal
“Having won Arthur Ellis Awards for 2008’s Buffalo Jump and 2009’s High Chicago, Shrier should make it three in a row with this excellent effort.” — Starred review, Publisher’s Weekly
“As with his previous books, Shrier keeps the pace moving at a brisk clip, ups the ante…and makes the reader care.” — Sarah Weinman, Quill and Quire
“Crime writers should look over their shoulders: Howard Shrier started strong, and he’s only getting better. Boston Cream is a well-paced, atmospheric tale, with assured writing, believable characters and engaging protagonists.” — Jim Napier, Spinetingler Magazine
“From start to epilogue, Boston Cream is a mystery thriller of insight, compassion, with an infectious sense of urgency that drives to a conclusion both real and satisfying.” — Don Graves, Hamilton Spectator
“The third Jonah Geller novel by Arthur Ellis-winner Howard Shrier is the best so far. Shrier has a great eye for location and a good ear for dialogue. Add those to solid characters and an intriguing plot and you have a winning combination for any mystery lover.” — Margaret Cannon, The Globe and Mail
“If you like your shoot ‘em up action mixed with clever dialogue and thought provoking conundrums, then Boston Cream is just the ticket.” — Elizabeth Read, Women’s Post
“Slam-bang action scenes and deft writing.” — Kirkus Reviews
Additional information
| Series | Jonah Geller Mystery (Book 3) |
|---|---|
| Publisher | Vintage Canada (January 31, 2012) |
| Language | English |
