Desert Drop, Rex Kusler
Desert Drop, Rex Kusler
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Desert Drop

Author: Rex Kusler

Narrator: Joyce Bean

Unabridged: 7 hr 9 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 04/24/2012

Synopsis

Private investigator and former homicide detective Alice James was just six months old when her father, Leon Stapper, abandoned his family. Forty years later, Alice has convinced herself she’s over it—until her half-sister, Corina, calls her up and wants to meet. But before Alice and Corina can get acquainted, everything goes terribly, tragically wrong. Determined to uncover the truth behind what happened to her sister, Alice calls in reinforcements: Jim Snow, her partner in Las Vegas’s James & James Detective Agency who knows a thing or two about family drama. Their investigation takes them from Sin City to Silicon Valley, where Alice and Corina’s father reigns as a high-tech CEO. As Alice and Jim dig for clues, they find that Leon’s best friend and attorney Ron Bale took a very personal interest in Corina. Not to mention the fact that he used to be married to Leon’s ex-wife—until she vanished without a trace. Alice is convinced that if she and Jim can uncover the truth about the missing wife, they will discover what happened to Corina. But first, they will need a little help from some old friends.Smart, sharp, and entertaining, Desert Drop is the third installment of Rex Kusler’s Las Vegas Mystery series.

About Rex Kusler

Rex Kusler was born in Missouri and raised in a small town in Iowa. Thanks to a lifelong fascination with mathematical probability and gambling, he enjoys spending his free time in Las Vegas and looks forward to retiring there. For now, he lives and works in the Bay Area of Northern California, seeking humor and fun in whatever he does.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Kai on April 27, 2012

Desert Drop is a pretty good story. However, there are flaws to the story when the specific details are put into it. From a Private Investigator's perspective, anything goes but since these private investigators are former, seasoned cops, they don't act like cops especially if they have been on the......more

Goodreads review by Yz on June 09, 2012

Objectively speaking, this is a mediocre book. Cliché beyond belief, its attempts at originality are feeble- the main character is African American, Vegas is brought up several hundred times, the final shootout takes place in a Port-a-potty… The worst part (as with many mysteries) is that the murder......more

Goodreads review by Randy on March 22, 2012

The James and James Agency: Alice James, ex-Vegas Homicide, and James Snow, even longer ex-Vegas Homicide, are the two PIs. Alice gets a phone call from Corina, the sister she'd never known, wanting to meet. Forty years before, the six month old Alice and her mother were abandoned by the father. He'd......more

Goodreads review by Susan on May 30, 2012

I was lucky enough to win a copy of Desert Drop through Goodreads, and I am so glad that I did because I couldn't put it down. Desert Drop is the first book that I have read by Kusler so I wasn't sure what to expect. When the book began, it seemed like everything was cut and dry and that Alice and S......more

Goodreads review by David on August 05, 2012

I won a copy on Goodreads Firstreads. This book is like a roller coaster ride.It starts with a big thrill like that first big drop.There are lots of twists and turns to keep the excitement going.The book flows smoothly from one point to the next just like it it was following a track.It is a lot of fu......more

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