num_pages: 352
description: Masters of crime fiction immediately hailed Shell Games , which introduced a dynamic new hero and an exciting new author. Michael "You know when you read this one that you are on to something good. Kirk Russell comes out of the gate with a story brimming with fresh characters and artful prose." John "Excellent...a compelling plot, fully realized characters, white-knuckle suspense, and unusual yet accessible settings." Ridley "...a wonderfully unpredictable plot that holds the reader hostage to the very last page." And Jan "...a great read...it's hard to believe it's a first novel." Hero John Marquez runs an undercover unit of the California Department of Fish and Game and is taking on international abalone poachers, when he discovers that he's not finished with the ghosts and threats from his past as a drug agent. A completely original and entertaining eco-thriller and crime novel, now in paperback.
language: English
title: Shell Games: A John Marquez Crime Novel
titlecomplete: Shell Games: A John Marquez Crime Novel
genres: Fiction, Mystery Thriller, Mystery
ratings_count: 373
series: John Marquez
publisher: Chronicle Books