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Key Lime Squeeze reviewed by Mirella Patzer

Wow! All I can say is thanks, Mirella!

"I just finished reading this novel on the weekend and although I'm a true blue historical fiction reader, I thoroughly enjoyed reading this fabulous sleuth thriller soon to be released by Enspiren Press. So here's my sneak peak at an early review:

Joe Banks is an ex-cop turned private detective, a family man respected for his high moral character. A friendly contact in the insurance industry hires him to investigate a liquor theft at a warehouse owned by the Cantolino crime family. Banks successfully pins the crime on Jerry and Bill, two shipping employees and solves the case, but gets shot in his rear-end by a wayward police bullet.

Impressed with his sleuthing abilities, the Cantolinos hire Joe to track Robert Boothby, their brother-in-law who oversees the insurance side of the family business. Not only has Boothby deserted his wife, the spoiled Angela Cantolino, but he has run away to the Florida Keys to rendezvous with a woman he met on the internet. To make matters worse, Boothby funded his entire escape with money skimmed from his mobster brothers in law.

Paula, Joe's common-sense wife, remains at home to take care of their children while Joe heads for the Keys. Jerry and Bill have been bailed out of jail and thirst for vengeance against Joe. When Paula discovers them hovering in her neighborhood, she manages to chase them off with injuries. Worried, she is eager for Joe to return home.

Solomon, the body guard / hired goon of the Cantolino brothers shows up unannounced to accompany Joe to Florida. Once there, Joe makes contact with Terry Brinkwater, a fellow ex-cop who now runs a sleezy bar. But Terry has changed and his motives are not always what they seem. Bit by bit, Joe sinks deeper into the dangerous operations of the Cantolino family.

This is a second “stand-alone” novel in a series about the wily, but endearing, crusty ex-cop Joe Banks. Ronald Adams entertains with brilliant humor and plenty of story twists. Key Lime Squeeze is an engrossing novel peppered with colorful dialogue, rich characters, and oodles of action. Adams dunks his readers deep into a world of crime where deception and greed rule. It is tale of power-hungry people who stab one another in the back to achieve their dubious aims, of men who rely on a code of silence to keep their activities hidden, and of people whose skeletons emerge from their closets at the most inopportune times. It is an absolute pleasure to read. Joe Banks is a jewel and his world a masterpiece."

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