Hired by the daughter of a local politician to find her missing father and brother, San Francisco P.I. Cape Weathers has no idea how complicated -- and deadly -- the case will become. He really doesn't like politicians, but when body parts of both victims are found on a Mexican golf course, Cape finds himself heading south of the border to investigate.
With Sally, his lethally trained Asian companion, guarding his back, Cape eventually finds himself pissing off everybody from the mob, a nasty drug cartel, the DEA, the local Policia -- to his own client. Miles away from home, Cape is struggling to stay alive with no clue how to resolve his case. The answers he eventually finds are surprising and explosive, literally.
The swiftly moving plot, dry wit and colorful cast of characters in Tim Maleeny's GREASING THE PIÑATA will keep you totally entertained first page to last. As the third installment in this engaging mystery series, it's a fine addition that promises more great adventures to come for Cape and Sally. At least, I hope so!
A former U.S. Senator vanishes days after his son goes missing. When they're both found dead on a golf course in Mexico, body parts missing, the Senator's estranged daughter Rachel resolves to discover what happened.
Private investigator Cape Weathers doesn't really want the case. He can't stand politicians and doesn't know the terrain. But when it looks like the daughter may become the next victim, Cape crosses the border looking for answers.
Cape asks his deadly companion Sally, trained by the Hong Kong Triads, to watch his back as he stumbles onto a conspiracy that leads from corporate boardrooms in San Francisco to drug cartel strongholds in Mexico. Together they confront a killer determined to bury the past as well as anyone trying to dig it up. Miles away from home and nowhere near the answers, Cape manages to get kidnapped, steal from the mob, piss off the DEA, alienate the local police, confound a computer genius, and somehow lose the client he's been protecting all along.
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