Hocus
by Jan Burke
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Book Summary Information
Author: Jan BurkeEdition: Mass Market Paperback
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 2003-09-01
ISBN: 0743444531
Number of pages: 448
Publisher: Pocket
Book Reviews of Hocus
Book Review: Never a Dull Moment
Summary: 4 Stars
This is the second Irene Kelly mystery that I have read and I found it quite enjoyable. The plot of this book was unique. Hocus is a small group of people (two in jail and two active characters) who kidnap Frank Kelly to try to get justice where they found none in their lives. In some sections, it is far fetched but it is never dull. Irene Kelly is one very interesting character.
Summary of Hocus
For reporter Irene Kelly it's a terrifying investigation -- because it's so personal. Her husband, Detective Frank Harriman, has been kidnapped by terrorists who call themselves Hocus -- deadly manipulators who give Irene three days to meet their demands before killing their hostage. But Irene's biggest shock is yet to come -- as she uncovers her husband's history, and learns of a horrific crime committed a decade earlier. As seconds slip away, Irene willingly steps into a trap set by two madmen with a score to settle. And when she does, someone is going to pay for the sins of the past.Jan Burke's stories about a vulnerable and resourceful reporter at a Southern California newspaper called Las Piernas News Express all feature tense and thoughtful plots, writing that manages to be sharp and sardonic without calling attention to itself, and a dead honest picture of the world of small-market newspaper journalism. Her latest is no exception. When Kelly's homicide detective husband, Frank Harriman, gets a heroic write-up in her paper after arresting the apparent leader of a gang of murderous troublemakers that call themselves Hocus (in the sense of hoax, rather than magic), everybody at the paper and almost everybody at the cop shop thinks she's behind it. So when Frank disappears, and his blood is discovered in the trunk of his car, Irene doesn't get much help from the paper or the police. She has to track down the real secret of Hocus largely on her own--which she does in the completely credible and exciting manner we've come to expect. Burke's last book about about Kelly, Remember Me, Irene, is out in paperback, joining Dear Irene, Goodnight, Irene, and Sweet Dreams, Irene.
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