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Book Description
PI Gary
Charboneau arrives three days before John (Mac) McBride goes on
trial for the murder of his long-time friend and business partner,
Frank Kendall. Mac's claim that he was framed seems unlikely: he
bought the murder weapon, and Frank's blood was found on his car.
Complicating Charboneau's task, the D.A. has publicly vowed to
convict Mac, the judge has a serious career incentive at stake, and
an insurance company loses five million dollars if Mac is acquitted.
Interleaving the past with the present, four murders are planned
and executed, while Charboneau unravels the clues and fights to keep
Mac out of prison. The time interval collapses until Charboneau and
the killer are locked in a battle for survival.
Praise for James M.
Murphy
The Frame is
enjoyable because it is fun and fast. There are big publishers
around who have spent a lot of money printing novels not nearly as
good as this one.
Review: San Jose Mercury News, Written by John
Orr, jorr@sjmercury.com
Mr. Murphy enjoys a
solid sense of pacing that keep the pages turning. His characters
are never stereotypes, and all are interestingly imperfect or
damaged...(They) don't dominate the plot but leave their marks and
may stick in your memory.
Review: Santa Barbara News-Press,
Written by Lin Rolens, life@newspress.com
Gary Charboneau, a
flawed private investigator, is an exciting find. The pace is fast
and just when you think you've got things figured out, there is
another zag. Murphy knows the territory and he knows
high-tech.
Review: Santa Maria Times, Written by Bob Behme,
Special to the Times
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Framed
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