Hanging the Devil by Tim Maleeny -- BOOK BEGINNINGS

 

BOOK BEGINNINGS ON FRIDAYS

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MY BOOK BEGINNING

Grace stared at the Buddha, but the Buddha didn't blink.

-- from Hanging the Devil: A Cape Weathers Mystery by Tim Maleeny. 

This art heist caper sounds like a roller coaster of fun. It is set in San Francisco, which I always love because I lived there for a while, and starts when a helicopter crashes into the Asian Art Museum. It is the fifth book in Maleeny's series featuring private detective Cape Weathers. I have a feeling I'm going to want to read the whole series. 

Hanging the Devil launches November 14 (next week) from Poisoned Pen Press. It is available for pre-order. 

YOUR BOOK BEGINNINGS

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MY FRIDAY 26

From Hanging the Devil:

He wanted to ask Maria if that was a compliment or an insult, but his mouth was full. He'd ordered a lot of pancakes.

FROM THE PUBLISHER'S DESCRIPTION

When a helicopter crashes through the skylight of the Asian Art Museum, an audacious heist turns into a tragedy. The only witness to the crash is eleven-year-old Grace, who watches in horror as her uncle is killed and a priceless statue stolen by two men and a--ghost? At least that's how the eerie, smoke-like figure with parchment skin and floating hair appears to Grace. Scared almost to death, she flees into the night and seeks refuge in the back alleys of San Francisco's Chinatown.

Grace is found by Sally Mei, self-appointed guardian of Chinatown. While Sally trains Grace in basic survival skills, her erstwhile partner Cape Weathers, private detective and public nuisance, searches for the mysterious crew behind the robbery before they strike the museum a second time. As the clock winds down, Cape enlists aid from some unlikely allies to lay a trap for a ghost who has no intention of being caught--nor of leaving any witnesses alive to tell the tale.