About the Book
Former baseball player and newly-minted private investigator, Sam Slater is hired to find out why a rich, politically-well connected San Francisco man, Arthur Bolender, suddenly ended his life by plunging off of the Golden Gate Bridge. All those who know Arthur say unequivocally that he did not commit suicide. However, Bolender's body was found floating in San Francisco Bay and his car was abandoned in the traffic lane of the bridge. Meanwhile, Sam's romance with glamorous TWA stewardess Amelia Ryan continues to blossom and deepen. She is now his secret fiancee. Amelia also eagerly helps Sam solve his cases when she's in town. The key to unraveling the mystery seems to be a strange old Victorian-style house. Bolender's widow, a rich, seductive socialite named Maggie Bolender, was not even aware that her husband owned the house. What is really going on behind the doors of the mysterious house? Finding the answers will plunge Sam and Amelia into a dangerous world of political intrigue in the exciting sequel to "Last of the Seals.
About the Author
Greg Messel has written five novels and three unpublished memoirs. He published his premiere novel “Sunbreaks” in 2009, followed by Expiation in 2010 and The Illusion of Certainty in 2011. Last of the Seals is the first in a series of mysteries which are set in 1957 San Francisco. The second book in the series Deadly Plunge will be published around Christmas of 2012. Greg grew up in the San Francisco Bay Area and has had a newspaper career as a columnist, sportswriter and news editor. He won a Wyoming Press Association Award as a columnist while working for a daily newspaper in Wyoming. Greg also spent many years in the corporate world as a Financial Manager. He now devotes his energies to writing at his home in Edmonds, Washington on the Puget Sound just north of Seattle, where he lives with his wife, Carol.
Visit Greg’s website at www.gregmessel.com.
My Thoughts:
Deadly Plunge is the continuation of the story of ex baseball player Sam Slater and his stewardess fiance Amelia Ryan. After a man, arthur Bolender, plunges to his death off the Golden Gate Bridge, Sam is contacted by Maggie Bolender who believes her husband was murdered and that he did not commit suicide as suspected. Maggie gives Sam a key to a house and when Sam and Amelia go to investigate this house, they find evidence of a plot to assassinate Nikita Khrushchev. Things start to get hairy the further Sam gets into his investigation. A full cast of characters add to the story, along with the continuing love story between Sam and Amelia make this book an interesting read. The author is well versed in the history of San Francisco and this is evident in his writing. An enjoyable read and I look forward to the next in the Sam Slater series.
I received this book for review and was not monetarily compensated for my review.
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