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Spark (The Fred Carver Mysteries) Kindle Edition

by John Lutz (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
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Fred Carver investigates a series of suspicious deaths in a stately Florida retirement community Hattie Evans, a retired schoolteacher, isn’t one to fuss. When her husband drops dead of a heart attack, she does her best to move on without too many tears. After all, Jerome was seventy years old. But an anonymous note, asserting that her husband was murdered, shakes her resolve, and she seeks out help. The police are useless, save that they send her to Fred Carver—a former Orlando cop who turned PI when a bullet shattered his left knee. Her case takes Carver into the depths of Solartown: an old-age mecca where seventy is the new forty, golf carts are the only way to get around, and death from natural causes is nowhere to be found. This ebook features an illustrated biography of John Lutz including rare photos and never-before-seen documents from the author’s personal collection. 

Spark is the 7th book in the Fred Carver Mysteries, but you may enjoy reading the series in any order.
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  1. Book 7 of 10
    The Fred Carver Mysteries
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    265 pages
  3. Language
    English
  4. Publisher
    Open Road Media Mystery & Thriller
  5. Publication date
    June 14, 2011
  6. File size
    7.2 MB
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“Down and dirty . . . a good, fast read.” —The Houston Post

“Tough, crisp, explosive.” —The Buffalo News

“The pace is swift, the plot hole-free, and it all moves to a terrific ending. Vintage Carverian Lutz.” —The Globe and Mail

About the Author

For over forty years, John Lutz (b. 1939) has been one of the premier voices in contemporary hard-boiled fiction, producing dozens of novels and over 250 short stories. His earliest success came with the Alo Nudger series, set in his hometown of St. Louis. Tropical Heat introduced Fred Carver, a Florida detective whom Lutz followed in ten novels. More recently, he has produced five books in the Frank Quinn serial killer series. Lutz is a former president of the Mystery Writers of America, and his many honors include lifetime achievement awards from the Short Mystery Fiction Society and the Private Eye Writers of America. He lives in St. Louis.

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0053E4TMS
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Open Road Media Mystery & Thriller (June 14, 2011)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ June 14, 2011
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 7.2 MB
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 265 pages
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.4 out of 5 stars 45 ratings

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John Lutz

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John Lutz's work includes political suspense, private eye novels, urban suspense, humor, occult, crime caper, police procedural, espionage, historical, futuristic, amateur detective...virtually every mystery sub-genre. He is the author of more than forty-five novels and 250 short stories and articles. His novels and short fiction have been translated into virtually every language and adapted for almost every medium. He is a past president of both Mystery Writers of America and Private Eye Writers of America. Among his awards are the MWA Edgar, the PWA Shamus, The Trophee 813 Award for best mystery short story collection translated into the French language, the PWA Life Achievement Award, and the Short Mystery Fiction Society's Golden Derringer Lifetime Achievement Award. He is the author of two private eye series, the Nudger series, set in his home town of St. Louis, and the Carver series, set in Florida, as well as many non-series suspense novels. His SWF SEEKS SAME was made into the hit movie SINGLE WHITE FEMALE, starring Bridget Fonda and Jennifer Jason Leigh, and his THE EX was made into the HBO original movie of the same title, for which he co-authored the screenplay.

When Lutz isn't writing, he's reading, following baseball, dining out with friends, or going to movies. He's a serious movie buff.

Lutz and his wife, Barbara, split their time between St. Louis and Sarasota, Florida. His latest book is the suspense novel, SERIAL.

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    5.0 out of 5 stars All the characters sparkle
    Reviewed in the United States on February 14, 2019
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    A good story with all the characters well portrayed. A few surprises thrown in but just kept moving smoothly along. All things tied up nicely in the end. This is the first book I've read by John Lutz, but it will not be the last. I look forward to working my way through all his series.
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    5.0 out of 5 stars Love John Lutz
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    I LOVE all of of John Lutz's books. He keeps me on the edge of my chair wondering what the outcome is going to be. He's always a 5 star writer
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    Good fast read - interesting characters.
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    really good book
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    5.0 out of 5 stars Pleasantly gripping
    Reviewed in the United States on February 14, 2019
    The offhand but smart,cool,sometimes anticipated humor endears the reader to the author...clever writer with sometimes over the top brutish antagonist but the right characters win.
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