The Big Gamble - Michael Mcgarrity [0]
Title Page
Copyright Page
Dedication
Acknowledgements
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
Chapter 10
Chapter 11
Chapter 12
Chapter 13
Chapter 14
Teaser chapter
Praise for Under the Color of Law
“Each new Michael McGarrity novel about New Mexico lawman Kevin Kerney is better than the last. . . . An amazing accomplishment . . . [McGarrity] does it with intelligence and heart-pumping suspense, without skimping on either characterization or local color. . . . One of the most chilling and satisfying thrillers of the year.”—Los Angeles Times
“This is McGarrity at his best. The story moves at a fast pace, is highly readable, and eerily believable. The description of the Southwest landscape, combined with both a believable plot and characters, makes this a must read for mystery fans or anyone seeking a good read.”—Tulsa World
“A good story and lots of suspense in this continuing series.”—The Sunday Oklahoman
“Taut prose and snappy dialogue. . . . [McGarrity] renders an Elmore Leonard-like fast-paced wit. . . . A masterfully realistic world in which a rugged rancher-cop negotiates the wintry mean streets of Southwest mystery fiction.”—Santa Fe New Mexico
Praise for The Judas Judge
“There are some devious minds at work in The Judas Judge . . . which loops with serpentine grace through the ranches, railroad towns, Indian reservations, and open spaces of [New Mexico]. McGarrity’s portrait of the region is a strong one, built on meticulously detailed intelligence gathered, sifted, and analyzed for unspoken secrets and lies by the author’s own deeply cunning mind.”—The New York Times
“A crisp, riveting police procedural enriched by acute psychological insight.”—Jonathan Kellerman
“Highly suspenseful.”—Los Angeles Times
“Taut and convincing. . . . I read this one in a single sitting.” —Chicago Tribune
“The Judas Judge rivets attention . . . a book that’s hard to put down.”—Publishers Weekly
“A roller-coaster ride . . . [and] so much more than a murder mystery. . . . A seamless story that will keep you turning the pages.”—The Colorado Springs Gazette
“With each succeeding mystery, McGarrity is ever more sure of his central character, Kerney. Richly textured in setting and character, this series gets better with each outing.”—The Dallas Times Herald
“The Judas Judge is solid evidence that a good series . . . can actually become even more satisfying. Quite a page-turner.”—Library Journal
Praise for Michael McGarrity
“McGarrity imbues his fiction with a good deal of authentic police work and local lore but doesn’t stop there. Kerney and the other characters . . . have size and dimension, and his plots are suspenseful and action-packed. We can’t ask for more than that.”
—Los Angeles Times
“Michael McGarrity does for New Mexico what James
Lee Burke does for Louisiana. The land is in his blood.
So is crime writing. He’s a natural-born storyteller with
hard-earned personal knowledge of how cops work.”
—David Morrell, bestselling author of First Blood
“How good it is to follow a detective created by a man who has been there and done that.”—Tony Hillerman
“McGarrity’s novels are a perfect blend of riveting action and richly evoked characters, making Santa Fe look more irresistible than ever.”
—Linda Fairstein, bestselling author of Final Jeopardy
“Few write as convincingly and accurately using the Southwest as a setting as does McGarrity. He knows the territory and it shows.”—Tulsa World
Also by Michael McGarrity
Tularosa
Mexican Hat
Serpent Gate
Hermit’s Peak
The Judas Judge
Under the Color of Law
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