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Hanging the Devil by Tim Maleeny

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Also by Tim Maleeny:

Hanging the Devil, November 2023
Trade Paperback / e-Book
Boxing the Octopus, November 2019
Hardcover / e-Book
Greasing The Pinata, July 2012
Hardcover / e-Book (reprint)
Stealing the Dragon, August 2009
Paperback / e-Book
Jump, June 2009
Hardcover
Beating the Babushka, October 2007
Trade Size / e-Book

HANGING THE DEVIL
By: Tim Maleeny

Poisoned Pen Press
November 2023
On Sale: November 14, 2023
416 pages
ISBN: 172827916X
EAN: 9781728279169
Kindle: B0C7F6TN6N
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Mystery | Thriller

"A caper stuffed with comedy and crime...equal parts adrenaline and heart. A completely delightful read." β€”Gregg Hurwitz, New York Times bestselling author

"Smart, sassy, and sizzling with action." β€”Deborah Crombie, New York Times bestselling author

It was supposed to be a simple job: steal the paintings, leave the forgeries...

When a helicopter crashes through the skylight of the Asian Art Museum, an audacious heist turns into a tragedy. The only witness to the crash is eleven-year-old Grace, who watches in horror as her uncle is killed and a priceless statue stolen by two men and aβ€”ghost? At least that's how the eerie, smoke-like figure with parchment skin and floating hair appears to Grace. Scared almost to death, she flees into the night and seeks refuge in the back alleys of San Francisco's Chinatown.

Grace is found by Sally Mei, self-appointed guardian of Chinatown. While Sally trains Grace in basic survival skills, her erstwhile partner Cape Weathers, private detective and public nuisance, searches for the mysterious crew behind the robbery before they strike the museum a second time. As the clock winds down, Cape enlists aid from some unlikely allies to lay a trap for a ghost who has no intention of being caughtβ€”nor of leaving any witnesses alive to tell the tale.