"Frag Box"

"Frag Box" by Richard A. Thompson appears to be the second book in the Herman Jackson mystery series. The first book was "Fiddle Game" and, although "Frag Box" was published in 2009, I have yet to find another book out in this series. I am really enjoying the Herman Jackson mysteries so I'm hoping there are more on the horizon!

When a former homeless, Vietnam vet client (who paid his bail in cash) is beaten to death, he names Jackson as his heir. What does a homeless man have that is valuable enough to cause his murder? Ultimately,Jackson finds himself teamed up with a female newspaper reporter trying to solve the murder as well as find his inheritance while trying not to be killed themselves. It's another well written mystery by Thompson with plenty of surprises. I recommend you don't miss this sequel.

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"Fiddle Game"

Richard A. Thompson's, "Fiddle Game," is the first of what I hope will be a long and successful series featuring bail bondsman, Herman Jackson.

Herman Jackson has set himself up as a bail bondsman in St. Paul running away from his former life. When a young woman comes to him using a valuable violin as collateral to bail her brother out of jail, he takes the bait then watches as she is murdered in front of his office. When he sets out to uncover her murderer, the trail takes him to a crooked cop,
Gypsies, and puts his own life at risk. Along the way, he discovers some unusual sources of assistance.

This is a mystery full of unexpected twists that kept me guessing until the very end. I want to thank my spouse for finding this book at our library and introducing me to it after he finished it -- and for not spoiling the story for me by giving away any of it before I read it!

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