Banker

Embezzlement, murder, and beautiful women . . . Andy Roark, Vietnam veteran turned private investigator, is on the case in this thrilling hardboiled mystery that''s perfect for fans of Robert B. Parker and Jeremiah Healy.

"Fans of Robert B. Parker''s Spenser novels . . . will be eager to see more of Roark" Publishers Weekly

Boston, 1986. Spring in Boston is always a miserable affair, and Andy Roark''s latest case offers nothing to raise his spirits. The ex-military operative turned private investigator has been hired by a bank president to investigate three of his staff. One of them has embezzled over two million dollars - and Brock wants Roark to find out who''s living above their means.

Sounds exciting enough, but after two weeks'' tedious surveillance uncovers a grand total of nothing, Roark gives it up as a bad job. Brock needs a forensic accountant on the case, not a PI.

But several weeks later, the bank is held up, and one of Brock''s suspects is murdered by the robber. Is there a connection? Roark can''t see how, but he''s never been a fan of coincidence.

With the case niggling at him, he relaunches an investigation on his own dime. Soon he''s rubbing shoulders with some very shady characters - and trying his best not just to solve the case, but also to come out of it alive.

Written by a US Army veteran and New England police officer, the Andy Roark mystery series will appeal to fans of classic private detective novels, packed with wry humor, unexpected twists and explosive scenes.