Full House

It seems that someone down the street from Jake Samson is building a boat on a vacant lot. They're making a lot of noise late into the night, so ask Jake to go over to tell them to shut down the activity at night. When Jake goes to see them, he learns that they're building an Ark. Their leader, Noah......more

Book 3: Full House — Shelley Singer 27 chapters (August 11-14, 2018) A group is building a “temporary” ship in a controversial empty lot has neighbors upset with the construction going late into the night. Jake is asked by his neighbor to approach them about stopping earlier. The leader of the tempor......more

I enjoy this private investigator series set in the Bay area, written in the 1980s, with a sense of that time and some nostalgia for the 60s with remembrance of the 50s--which now is dated but in an interesting way, as we head into the 20s of the next century. Jake is Jewish, originally from Chicago......more

Ark being built, close to were Jake lives, neighbors, want some peace and quiet. The cult ask for help their leader of the cult, Noah is missing. He left a note, with a woman, and money that was to be invested in the arks. Was Noah really gone, or was more going on with the guys building the arks. It......more

Jake's story moved a little slower than previous books. Took a little more effort to read. The Agatha Cristie style of winding everything up with an info dump in the last chapter was a bit disappointing. That is not Shelley's style. Still, a good story.......more