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Bad Bird
The Jackie Swaitkowski Mysteries (Book 2)
- Author
- Chris Knopf
- Narrator
- Deanna Hurst
- Publisher
- Blackstone Publishing
- Publish Date
- 1 February 2011
- Run Time
- 11 hours 3 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
What to expect
Jackie Swaitkowski investigates the death of a female pilot who had a family tree filled with ex-cons and a passenger list packed with Hamptons high society. Just before Eugenie Conklin's plane took a nosedive, she tossed out a camera case that held an unusual set of photos. While defending Eugenie's husband during the accident investigation, Jackie realizes that she recognizes more than a few of the faces in those pictures. They may be able to prove her client's innocence but Jackie soon learns that to find the answer to Eugenie's death will mean uncovering a mystery from her own family's past as well.
Critics Review
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“With an ability to make the shocking plausible, an elegantly edgy prose style, and characters who seem as real as old friends, Knopf displays his talents to perfect effect in this humane and haunting novel.”
Richmond Times-Dispatch
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“A rollicking tale with lots of twists and turns, adding up to a great deal of enjoyment.”
Washington Times
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“Engaging…The excellent supporting cast…provide[s] valuable assistance when Jackie’s efforts stir up threats. Domestic problems and Homeland Security issues enliven a plot with slick twists that should keep readers switching their bets to the very end.”
Publishers Weekly
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“Jackie, a lawyer inclined to skirt the law, is persistent to the point of bullheadedness and sometimes too fearless for her own good. Readers may want to scream warnings to her in the suspenseful final pages of this fine hard-boiled crime novel, which effectively combines action and introspection.”
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Details
- Author
- Chris Knopf
- Narrator
- Deanna Hurst
- Duration
- 11 hours 3 minutes
- Release Date
- 1 February 2011
- ISBN
- 9781609982201
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Blackstone Publishing
- Genre
- Crime and mystery: women sleuths, Humorous fiction, Crime and mystery fiction, Crime and mystery fiction
Synopsis
Jackie Swaitkowski investigates the death of a female pilot who had a family tree filled with ex-cons and a passenger list packed with Hamptons high society. Just before Eugenie Conklin's plane took a nosedive, she tossed out a camera case that held an unusual set of photos. While defending Eugenie's husband during the accident investigation, Jackie realizes that she recognizes more than a few of the faces in those pictures. They may be able to prove her client's innocence but Jackie soon learns that to find the answer to Eugenie's death will mean uncovering a mystery from her own family's past as well.
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