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    Punctured
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    Audiobook7 hours

    Punctured

    Written by Rex Kusler

    Narrated by Joyce Bean

    3.5/5

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    About this audiobook

    Jim Snow and his sister Karen have never been very close. In fact, they haven’t seen each other since their mother’s funeral two years ago, despite living just three miles apart. But then Snow gets a panicked phone call from Karen telling him that her estranged husband has been murdered and she is the number-one suspect. Snow agrees to help, seeing as he’s the only family she has left. Plus he is a Las Vegas homicide detective—or at least, he was until he quit the force to become a full-time poker player. But while his crime-fighting skills may be a little rusty, even he has to admit Karen is a likely suspect. She stands to collect on her dead husband’s life insurance, which is quite the coincidence considering she’s been living on her first two husbands’ insurance for years. Snow isn’t sure whether or not his sister is innocent, and there’s only one way to find out. He joins forces with feisty cocktail waitress-turned-cop Alice James and together they set out amidst the glittering lights of Vegas to solve this witty and entertaining whodunit.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherBrilliance Audio
    Release dateSep 25, 2012
    ISBN9781469200859
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    Rex Kusler

    Rex Kusler was born in Missouri and raised in a small town in Iowa. Thanks to a lifelong fascination with mathematical probability and gambling, he enjoys spending his free time in Las Vegas and looks forward to retiring there. For now, he lives and works in the Bay Area of Northern California, seeking humor and fun in whatever he does.

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    • 4/5
      Punctured (Las Vegas Mystery Series)Rex KuslerExpected publication: May 24th 2011 AmazonEncore4 StarsWhen Jim Snow gets a panic call from his sister that her husband is dead, little did Jim expect murder. As an ex Las Vegas homicide detective he now tries his hand and making it big in poker. When his sister explains what has happened there are two main suspects, her and the neighbor next door. After all she has a large insurance policy on him and two husbands before him both deceased and the neighbor Steve whom just bought Bob’s travel trailer for eight thousand cash. Even though Jim and his sister live within 3 miles of each other they have not seen or spoken to each other for at least two years. Now she wants his help to prove their innocence. With the help from Willy a hobo and Alice James a homicide detective can they solve this mystery and prove his sister innocent.With all clues pointing really towards Steve and Jims Sister I had my doubts that it was either of them. I finally decided on two different suspects but wasn’t sure till towards the very end. I like the book for the matter that there was no sexual encounters and very little coarse language that seems to be so prevalent in books. There is not a whole lot of characters in the book and that makes for an easier connection with them. I would classify this in the cozy mystery genre because of the style and the cleanliness of the book.Look for Book 2 in the Las Vegas Mystery Series “Ashes to Dust” due out in July 2011.Reviewed for Amazon Vine.
    • 4/5
      Setting: Las Vegas. An engaging story featuring a former homicide detective and current professional Gambler (Jim Snow), Snow's older sister (Karen) a new menopausal victim, her next door neighbor and sometimes lover (Steve) and laid off former basketball coach and teacher (Willie, currently a nine year hobo) who Snow hired to help him investigate his brother-in-law, Bob's murder. Jim and Willie were joined by an attractive black Las Vegas Homicide Detective (Alice) while she was on forced vacation pending reassignment after complaining about her chauvinistic and predatory senior partner. Together they sorted through the suspects (Snow's sister and her neighbor Steve being the principal suspects). Colorful background information about Las Vegas, Gamblers, Casinos and the surrounding support terrain off the strip and the people who populate it. An interesting view of the other side of Vegas. Fast paced action told with self-effacing humor and candor. An enjoyable read especially for someone without more that a surface understanding of Las Vegas and the gambling mentality.