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The Parting Glass - (Cold Case Investigation) by Lissa Marie Redmond (Hardcover)

The Parting Glass - (Cold Case Investigation) by  Lissa Marie Redmond (Hardcover)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>While on Injured on Duty leave, Cold Case Detective Lauren Riley is hired as a private investigator to travel to Ireland to locate a stolen Picasso painting. It disappeared twenty years earlier during a bitter divorce between a suspected mob boss and his wife, and the lead suspect just died of ill health . . . or so it is first thought.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><b><i>While on Injured on Duty status, Lauren Riley's hired as a private investigator to travel to rural Ireland in search of a Picasso painting stolen twenty years earlier in this nerve-shredding thriller.</i></b> <p/> An old wound forces Cold Case Detective Lauren Riley onto Injured on Duty leave. Unless she rests she faces the threat of early retirement. However, dreading the prospect of doing nothing for six months, Lauren renews her private investigator license. <p/> She's soon contacted by Sharon Whitney, the ex-wife of wealthy Buffalo resident - and suspected mob boss - Howard Whitney. During their bitter divorce twenty years earlier a Picasso painting was stolen from their home and never recovered. After the main suspect passes away from ill health in Ireland, Sharon to hires Lauren to locate the painting - before her ex-husband does. <p/> Lauren expects a low-stress, fact-finding trip yet arrives in Ireland to discover suspicions around the suspect's death and his home ransacked. With the clock ticking, uncovering the truth behind the painting's disappearance may be far more dangerous than Lauren imagined.<p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br><i>Newcomers who enjoy cold cases can appreciate this mystery and the scenic Irish locale</i> - <b>Library Journal</b> <p/> <p><br></p><p><i>This engrossing procedural builds to an unexpected outcome. Redmond reliably entertains</i> - <b>Publishers Weekly</b> <p/></p><br><br><i>'The partners dance around their powerful feelings in a stunning Irish landscape, making this far more than an ordinary procedural'</i>-- "<b>Kirkus Reviews Starred Review</b>"<br><br><i>A prime character-driven procedural with the added allure of Iceland</i>-- "<b>Kirkus Reviews</b> on <b>A Full Cold Moon</b>"<br><br><i>Armchair travelers will have fun</i>-- "<b>Publishers Weekly</b> on <b>A Full Cold Moon</b>"<br><br><i>Fans of police procedurals will want to read all in the series after this compelling, twisted story</i>-- "<b>Library Journal Starred Review</b> of <b>A Full Cold Moon</b>"<br><br><i>Gripping ... Fans of contemporary police procedurals will want to see more of the plucky Lauren</i>-- "<b>Publishers Weekly</b> on <b>The Murder Book</b>"<br><br><i>On the mark as a police procedural, humanized by Riley's enigmatic relationship with former partner Shane Reese, and enhanced by its Icelandic setting</i>-- "<b>Booklist</b> on <b>A Full Cold Moon</b>"<br><br><i>Redmond, a retired Buffalo homicide detective, fleshes out an intriguing tale with solid procedural detail</i>-- "<b>Kirkus Reviews</b> on <b>The Murder Book</b>"<br><br>An excellent police procedural combined with a psychological thriller-- "<b>Kirkus Reviews</b> on <b>A Cold Day in Hell</b>"<br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><b>Lissa Marie Redmond</b> is a former cold case homicide detective for the Buffalo Police Department. After twenty-two years on the force she retired to pursue a normal life and used her experience to write the Cold Case Investigation mystery series starring Lauren Riley. lissamarieredmond.com

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