Punctured, Rex Kusler
Punctured, Rex Kusler
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Punctured

Author: Rex Kusler

Narrator: Joyce Bean

Unabridged: 7 hr 10 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 09/25/2012


Synopsis

Jim Snow and his sister Karen have never been very close. In fact, they haven’t seen each other since their mother’s funeral two years ago, despite living just three miles apart. But then Snow gets a panicked phone call from Karen telling him that her estranged husband has been murdered and she is the number-one suspect. Snow agrees to help, seeing as he’s the only family she has left. Plus he is a Las Vegas homicide detective—or at least, he was until he quit the force to become a full-time poker player. But while his crime-fighting skills may be a little rusty, even he has to admit Karen is a likely suspect. She stands to collect on her dead husband’s life insurance, which is quite the coincidence considering she’s been living on her first two husbands’ insurance for years. Snow isn’t sure whether or not his sister is innocent, and there’s only one way to find out. He joins forces with feisty cocktail waitress-turned-cop Alice James and together they set out amidst the glittering lights of Vegas to solve this witty and entertaining whodunit.

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 Vicki

Jim Snow and his sister don’t get on, but none of that matters when Karen’s estranged husband is found murdered and all fingers point to her and her lover. Not knowing what or who to believe, ex-detective-turned-poker-player Snow investigates… A witty, fast-paced mystery with red herrings galore. Viv......more

Goodreads review by Darrell

Rex Kusler's debut novel in the Las Vegas Mystery series is as quirky as the town it's set in. Characters often seem at loose ends -- perhaps that's why they are in Vegas, or maybe people are just more open about it there. There is a murder, and a mystery, and enough suspense to keep the story movin......more

Goodreads review by Corina

This was a good, quick read. I got it free for my Kindle so I figured I had little to lose. I was hooked right away. It was simple to follow, not too many characters, and there was a very nice surprise ending that I just didn't see coming!......more

Goodreads review by VLynch

Good and easy to read mystery. Great characters and kept me on my toes to the very end. I like Rex Kuslers writing style and tone throughout the book. I look forward to his next book.......more


Quotes

“Writing with a unique combination of compassion and grit, Rex Kusler brings humor and humanity to a world of dashed dreams and desperate aspirations. With the confidence of a master storyteller, Kusler spins a compelling whodunit, with delightfully deadpan dialogue, and an engaging cast of eccentrics—introspective cops, philosophical tramps, and a retired ace detective, Jim Snow, who, despite weaknesses for poker and pretty faces, still gambles on his fellow man. Mystery readers will want at least a dozen more books about this post-modern recession-era hero.” —Ruth Francisco, author of Good Morning, Darkness