Reviewed By: Harriet Klausner
Royal Flush
Amazon US PB Amazon Canada PB
Shelly Singer
Class/Genre: Mystery
Series: Jake Samson # 7
Perseverance Press, Oct 1999, $12.95, 237 pp.
There have been many changes to the private detective team of Jake Samson and Rosie Vicente. They no longer operate out of Oakland as they relocated to Marin County. However, the biggest transformation is at the helm. Jake now works for Rosie as opposed to her toiling for him as it previously was. Though they rarely agree on which case to accept, they always back one another up with their lives.
Jake’s best buddy Artie Perone is watching his god-daughter Deanne. Her boy friend Royal needs help with a predicament he has gotten himself into and Deanne wants him to hire Jake. Royal wants out from the Aryan Command, a Neo-Nazi crowd in which he is a member. The only exit is death. Although the job is repulsive to the Jewish Jake, he takes on the case to insure Deanne remains safe from the vengeance of the group. Jake and Rosie go undercover, but find it nearly impossible to separate the good guys from the villains.
Impatient fans who have waited too long for the reappearance of Jake and Rosie will find ROYAL FLUSH is a winning hand that was worth the wait. The protagonists retain that familiar friendly feel even as circumstances have changed for them. The well-done story line is socially relevant as hate groups seem to be proliferating at an alarming rate. Shelly Singer escorts her audience into the soul of a particularly nasty one. Fans of the series will enjoy this entry that also will provide much pleasure to first time readers
Harriet Klausner
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