Andy Roark Mystery #04: The Ambassador

Andy Roark Mystery #04: The Ambassador
Peter Colt
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Hardback
h222 x 147mm - 272pg
7 Feb 2023 UK
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9781448307678
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A retired ambassador' s life is in Andy Roark' s hands in this explosive, fast-paced mystery featuring the Vietnam veteran turned private investigator. "Fans of Robert B. Parker' s Spenser novels . . . will be eager to see more of Roark" Publishers Weekly "Roark is genuinely likeable (not too tough, but not a patsy)" The New York Times Boston, 1985. Private Investigator - and former Special Forces operative - Andy Roark knows he doesn' t fit in with the regular clientele at the Harvard Club, and that' s fine by him. He' s at the elegant bar for one reason only: to meet with the former ambassador of Laos. Ambassador Gordon Stevenson has a job for him . . . and Roark' s here to turn it down. So what if Stevenson' s been getting death threats? After what he did during the Vietnam war, the lives lost under his incompetent command, Roark' s almost tempted to cheer his would-be assassin on. But then Roark finds out why he' s been headhunted for the job. The FBI believe one of Roark' s old army comrades is behind the threats, and only a fellow Green Beret can hunt the culprit down. Too many of Roark' s brothers in arms are dead. If he can save an old friend from making a terrible mistake, he has no choice but to set his feelings aside and take the case. But old grudges and dark secrets are at play, and Roark soon finds it' s not just the ambassador' s life that' s in danger - it' s his own. Written by a US Army veteran and New England police officer, The Ambassador is full of dry wit, page-turning action and shocking twists - if you haven' t met Peter Colt' s complex, intriguing hero, it' s a great place to start.

#01: Off-Islander, The
#02: Back Bay Blues
#03: Death at Fort Devens
#04: Ambassador, The

Colt doesn' t pull any punches and plays fair with the reader before the satisfying reveal. Fans of Robert B. Parker' s Spenser novels interested in a grittier private investigator will be eager to see more of Roark * Publishers Weekly on Death at Fort Devens * Excellent . . . balances a gripping plot with further development of Roark' s character. Jeremiah Healy fans looking for a new Beantown hero will be eager for more * Publishers Weekly Starred Review of Back Bay Blues * A classical mystery with an honor-bound detective and a keen sense of place . . . Roark is genuinely likeable (not too tough, but not a patsy) * The New York Times on Back Bay Blues * Roark' s skill at his job is displayed amid a gift for self-conscious mockery . . . There' s plenty of room for detection and a blood-soaked finale * Booklist on Back Bay Blues * Entertaining . . . Like Philip Marlowe - or Robert Parker' s Spenser - Andy has a sharp eye for telling detail and male haberdashery * Publishers Weekly on The Off-Islander * Lots of attitude * Kirkus Reviews on The Off-Islander * Atmospheric . . . Should appeal to fans of the early works of Dennis Lehane and Robert B. Parker * Library Journal on The Off-Islander *
Peter Colt is a 1996 graduate of the University of Rhode Island with a BA in Political Science and a 24-year veteran of the Army Reserve with deployments to Kosovo and Iraq as an Army Civil Affairs officer. He is currently a police officer in Rhode Island. He is married with two sons and two perpetually feuding cats.
Status: Indent title, imported to order
ISBN-13: 9781448307678
Published: 7 Feb 2023
Published In: United Kingdom
Imprint: Severn House
Publisher: Canongate Books
Format: Hardback
Height: 222mm
Width: 147mm
Pages: 272

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