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Description of  Nighttown (A Junior Bender Mystery Book 7)

"Nightown"'s plot revolves around the retrieval of an item of great value from an old and now empty historic mansion that is slated for demolition. Junior Bender is dragged into breaking into the house to extricate the unnamed item by an unsavory and threatening client. Junior does not succeed in the chore and is therefore in immediate jeopardy from a frustrated client who murders a backup burglar hiree. While the storyline is entirely entertaining and even plausible, it is the characters in this book that deliver for the reader. They are beautifully envisioned and provide endless witty dialogue and one-liners. Author Hallinan has a seemingly vast imagination and very deep insight into what makes humans turn to their worst selves to achieve their dreams and/or fantasies.