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Drug Affair

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Spencer Manning is hired by a wealthy widow to investigate her son’s drug arrest—until the uncooperative son and three murders turn a ‘simple’ case deadly. Clues entangle a Chicago detective, FBI agent, US senator, gang leader, and a nun who insists the Lord will provide—just not as Spencer expects. With suspects multiplying and secrets surfacing, Spencer must set a risky trap that could leave him jailed—or dead—in his most challenging case yet.

Bet you can’t read just one book of this intriguing series.

—Martha Hutson, Spencer fan

Description

Spencer is hired by a beautiful, rich widow to investigate her son’s drug arrest. It should be a simple problem, but the son isn’t cooperating, and after three murders, the simple case becomes complicated. The trail of clues soon involves a Chicago police detective, an FBI agent, a US senator, the head of a Chicago gang, and a nun who tells Spencer the Lord will provide. The Lord does, but not in a way Spencer expected. The list of suspects is long and confusing. Why would a senator risk his career? Why would a detective be involved with drugs? And how does the widow’s affair fit into the puzzle? Drugs lead to murders, and murders lead back to drugs, and the only way Spencer can tie all the loose ends together is to set a trap, one that may very well land him in jail, or dead. The result is his most challenging case yet.

Product Details

PublishedJanuary 7, 2023
ImprintCalumet Editions
LanguageEnglish
Print length292
ISBN-139781960250469
Dimensions6 x 0.66 x 9 inches

Not all murders get solved—unless you’re PI Spencer Manning. Until now, perhaps. Spencer has two problems. The first is trying to ignore his upcoming birthday… his thirtieth. He’d like to disappear to his cabin and wait for that milestone to pass. But the new case he is trying to walk away from suddenly draws him back when a simple favor leads to murder. His second problem is that he has no clues, the list of suspects keeps growing, and despite his best efforts he is no closer to finding the killer than when he agreed to take the case. At the ripe old age of thirty, he throws caution to the wind and adopts a bold new approach, one that may very well land him in jail. The result is his most challenging case yet.

—Caleb and Linda Pirtle, verified review on Amazon

I will never tire of Spencer’s adventures-each one is written so vividly that I am transported into the story, and having grown up in Chicago, it brings about plenty of nostalgia with it. This one is no different-Spencer works on solving a connection between politics, drugs, and murder, doing things HIS way, of course—which makes for even more suspense.

—Karen Bedore, verified review on Amazon

Just another day in paradise for Spencer. If you haven’t read the Spencer Manning mysteries, you don’t know what you’re missing. First of all, the stories are great. Book #7 proves to be as good as the first six. Always engaging and a nailbiter. You just never know where Rick Polad is going to take you next. Detective novels at their finest. Give them a read. You won’t be disappointed.

—ECP, verified review on Amazon