Free Draw

Although this is borderline 'Cozy Mystery', the characters are so real it's as if you're reading about your friends. The two main characters, Jake and Rosie, are good people with down to earth values using the same resources that you and I would have available to solve crimes. Very realistic for the......more

Very much of an 80s sensibility for the Bay area detective. He's based in Oakland, but this one is set up in Marin, and I enjoyed the familiar references to places I recognize in Mill Valley, Petaluma, or Sausalito. The list of suspects was so long and the investigation dragged some, so at the end I......more

The best about this book was the setting. The characters were interesting and the storyline also interesting but it was a bit of a struggle keeping all said characters in mind as it meandered around all the possibilities of whodunit.......more

The story, taking place in Marin County, caught my interest. It’s fun to read a book that describes an area you are somewhat familiar with. I enjoyed the story. The characters were definitely colorful, synonymous with the locale. I would read other books by this author.......more

Book 2: Free Draw —Shelley Singer 34 chapters (August 7-10, 2018) Artie, his poker buddy and friend from way back, calls in a favor to clear his nephew’s name. Lots of twists and turns in this one, but not so much implied sex scenes. Reads faster towards end. This is the second book in the Jake Samson......more