num_pages: 358
description: "A BREATHLESS THRILLER . . . Smith pushes her protagonist to the breaking point and the series to a new high water mark of suspense."--Los Angeles TimesOn temporary leave of absence from the force, Police Detective Skip Langdon becomes obsessed with exposing the frightening figure beneath the good-guy image of Errol Jacomine--a liberal-minded, civic-spirited preacher who is running for mayor of New Orleans.Immediately, an anonymous army of hatchet men go to work on Skip, who learns that opposing Jacomine is dangerous business. And when the only witness to the preachers crimes turns up dead, Skip follows her instincts to the dark center of bayou country . . . where dead cops tell no tales."Displays the writing skills of one of the genres leading exponents . . . The climax, a frantic rescue effort in the teeth of Hurricane Hannah, will stay with you."--The Cleveland Plain Dealer
language: English
title: The Kindness of Strangers
titlecomplete: The Kindness of Strangers (Skip Langdon, #6)
genres: Fiction, Mystery, Thriller, Mystery Thriller, Cozy Mystery, Suspense, Novels, Crime, Amazon
ratings_count: 1452
series: Skip Langdon
publisher: Ivy Books/Ballantine Books