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Walker is in fine fettle, an unputdownable mystery - By: , 28 Oct 1998
In Chicago, Dugan is the lawyer & Kirsten is the private investigatorin this married team. Kirsten asks Dugan to assist on a casein which she needs to speak with Lynn Bulasik, a witness to a conversation between ambulance chasing attorney Larry Candle & one of his clients. Kirsten takes her spouse to Cousin Freddy's, an adult store that caters to a mature audience wanting to buy assorted adult media & novelty items. However, when they enter the store, they find Lynn dead, courtesy of a broken neck.

After spending several hours with the Chicago police, Kirsten & Dugan leave. He wonders out loud why the big city cops are interested when the hit took placein the suburbs? Kirsten calmly explains to Dugan that the killing is mob-related, which means that the married couple could be marked for death next. The pair struggles to stay out of harms way even as Kirsten continues to help her client, the shyster Larry. More people are killed, making it even more dangerous for the dynamic duo.

David J. Walker, author of the Mal Foley series, writes a new Chicago-based mystery, starring two lovable characters that will garner reader attention. TICKET TO DIE FOR has an engrossing who-done-it that will pique reader interest & the cast of characters add depth & Midwest color to the novel. However, it is the witty dialogue between the unusual married couple that turn this into a terrific tale that will bring fans back for more booksin a series that has the making of a long friendship.

Harriet Klausner