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About For Whom the
Minivan Rolls: An Aaron Tucker MysterY
Aaron Tucker isn't a detective.
So
he's baffled when the richest guy in his New Jersey town insists
that Aaron, and Aaron alone, investigate the disappearance
of his wife, who has inexplicably vanished from their home
in the middle of the night. A freelance writer, former investigative
reporter, stay-at-home dad, aspiring screenwriter, and expert
on consumer electronics, Aaron reluctantly says yes, and continuously
wishes he hadn't.
The more he uncovers, the more complicated -- and bizarre
-- the story becomes. An unknown miscreant scrawls a disturbing
epithet about Aaron¹s young son on the sidewalk outside
their home -- in barbecue sauce. Anonymous death threats are
phoned in to him. A mysterious minivan seems to be lurking
everywhere he travels. He becomes entangled in the town's
mayoral election. And then the missing person investigation
becomes a case of murder.
A traditional detective Aaron Tucker is not. He's 5'4,"
and weighs less than Robert B. Parker's leather jacket. And
he doesn't have any investigative training. But he's funny,
down-to-earth, lovable, and resourceful. And he has good and
loyal friends, like the huge rental car mechanic who helps
him out of tight situations, and Abigail Stein, his sexy wife,
who happens to be a successful criminal lawyer and whose advice
comes in handy a time or two. |