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Left for dead / J.A. Jance.
"After the near-fatal shooting of a former police academy classmate, and an encounter with Sister Anselm, who is acting as a patient advocate for a woman who was savagely attacked by a drug cartel, Ali Reynolds is determined to seek justice in both cases." -- Provided by the Publisher.
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- ISBN: 9781451628586
- ISBN: 9781451628623 (ebook)
- ISBN: 1-4516-2858-7
- ISBN: 9781451628586 (hc.)
- ISBN: 9781451628609 (pbk.)
- Physical Description: 293 p. ; 24cm.
- Edition: 1st Touchstone hardcover edition.
- Publisher: New York : Touchstone ; c2012.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Holdable? | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gibsons Public Library | FIC JANC (Text) | 30886000473377 | Adult Mystery | Volume hold | Available | - |
- Booklist Reviews : Booklist Reviews 2012 January #1
A teenage prostitute is beaten, raped, and tortured on the same day a cop, Jose Reyes, is shot while making a routine traffic stop; both are left for dead and eventually taken to the same Tucson hospital. When Ali Reynolds arrives at the hospital to help the family of her former police-academy classmate Reyes, she finds her old friend Sister Anselm acting as patient advocate for the heavily sedated young woman. But Ali is soon offering more than comfort when evidence appears to implicate both Jose and his pregnant wife, Teresa, in drug trafficking. Sleuthing is clearly more satisfying for former reporter and cop Ali than administering a private charity fund, her new job. This seventh in the Ali Reynolds series (after Fatal Error, 2011) has enough backstory to bring new readers up to speed, and it's suffused with an old-home-week feeling as it advances the lives of its protagonist and those around her. Entertaining on all counts. Copyright 2012 Booklist Reviews. - Kirkus Reviews : Kirkus Reviews 2012 January #2
An ex-detective is never too busy to help out a friend. Ali Reynolds, former reporter and police officer, is busy creating a new garden in mystical Sedona, Ariz., and dealing with her parents' sudden decision to sell their restaurant and house and move on to new adventures. Then she receives a call from a former police academy classmate that another classmate has been shot and is in critical condition with his pregnant wife and two kids at his side. Ali heads for Physicians Medical Center in Tucson, where she also discovers her friend Sister Amselm, a patient advocate for an unidentified young woman found raped and badly beaten in the desert. Ali's old buddy Jose Reyes is suspected of drug dealing, since drugs and money were found in his police car and home after he was shot in what he called a routine traffic stop on a deserted side road. Jose's wife Teresa is trying to cope with the accusation, two frustrated little girls and an ex-mother-in-law who blames her for her son's death and hints that she may try to get custody of the children. No wonder Teresa must have an emergency C-section, leaving Ali to deal with all the other problems. Sister Anselm realizes that her charge is not the illegal resident the border patrol dumped in the hospital, but a young girl whose family has been looking for her for years. Now she may be the key to catching a serial killer who tortures his victims before consigning them to the desert. It's up to Ali to find out who's framed Jose and help Sister track down a dangerous man. Loyal fans and newcomers alike will be glad to join feisty Ali (Fatal Error, 2011, etc.) in her latest adventure. Copyright Kirkus 2012 Kirkus/BPI Communications.All rights reserved. - Publishers Weekly Reviews : PW Reviews 2011 November #4
Bestseller Jance's engaging seventh Ali Reynolds novel (after 2011's Fatal Error) offers plenty of scope for the widowed former reporter, anchorwoman, and graduate of the Arizona Police Academy, who now heads a private charitable fund, to use her sleuthing talents. When 17-year-old Rose Ventana is found dead near the Mexican border, savagely beaten and tortured, the police assume she's just another casualty of the drug wars. But Ali's dear friend, Sister Anselm, thinks otherwise, and the two vigorous and persistent women discover links to other cases that suggest a serial killer at work. Meanwhile, the pair involve themselves in caring for the extended family of a local deputy, mysteriously wounded and suspected of dealing in drugs. Their own off-the-grid network of lawyers and security experts comes in handy for ferreting out leads. As usual, Ali charms the locals into giving valuable if inadvertent clues. Agent: Alice Volpe. (Feb.)
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