Playing God: A Joe Burgess Mystery (Five Star First Edition

Playing God: A Joe Burgess Mystery (Five Star First Edition Mystery Series)
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This star-reviewed debut novel introduces Portland, Maine police detective Joe Burgess. On an icy February night, an office on patrol in Portland, Maine discovers the body of a prominent local physician in his parked Mercedes. The motorâ‚¬s running, the radioâ‚¬s playing, but Dr. Steven Pleasant is already growing cold. Despite the unusual weaponâ‚¬"a sharpened metal rod rammed down the doctorâ‚¬s throatâ‚¬"Sgt. Joe Burgess finds all the signs of a john killed by a disgruntled hooker. Pleasantâ‚¬s wallet is missing, his pants unzipped, and he has a reputation for entertaining girls in his car. But as things unfold for Burgess and his investigative teammates Terry Kyle and Stan Perry, the case is anything but straightforward. Dr. Pleasant was not known for his soothing bedside manner. Investigations reveal a greedy and ambitious man with an eager eye on the bottom line. The deeper they probe, the muddier the picture grows. Pleasantâ‚¬s colleagues and the hospital staff arenâ‚¬t forthcoming. Pleasantâ‚¬s former wife said she wished him dead. On the night he died, Pleasant was with a gorgeous mystery girl unknown to anyone on the street. Pleasant is rumored to have been a source for Oxycontin. While the team juggles hookers, wives, ex-wives, fathers, step-fathers, dealers, and doctors, many with something to hide, and searches for the mystery girl, a nurse from Pleasantâ‚¬s staff suggest another angleâ‚¬"a disgruntled patient. The trail leads from the doorsteps of supercilious millionaires to the living rooms of shotgun wielding women and at long last back to the hospital, where late one night, Burgess confronts the ghosts of his past and what being a detective really means.
Country USA
Brand Five Star
Manufacturer Five Star
Binding Hardcover
EANs 9781594144615
ReleaseDate 0000-00-00

Country	USA
Brand	Five Star
Manufacturer	Five Star
Binding	Hardcover
EANs	9781594144615
ReleaseDate	0000-00-00

Playing God: A Joe Burgess Mystery (Five Star First Edition Mystery Series)

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