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Ka-Bar Karma (John Lee Quarrels Book 10) Kindle Edition

by Nick Russell (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.3 4.3 out of 5 stars 1,413 ratings
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When game warden Raymond McConnell is found murdered with his own knife in the cab of his state-issued pickup truck at a popular fishing lake, it’s hard to know where to begin an investigation because it’s doubtful that anyone in Somerton County had more enemies than McConnell. Even deputies John Lee Quarrels and Maddy Westfall are considered suspects at the onset of the investigation!

With their names cleared, John Lee and Maddy are called on to assist the Florida Department of Law Enforcement in the hunt for the killer, and they have a long list of suspects to investigate, including some people they consider friends. Was it one of the many women that McConnell bedded and then betrayed? A jealous husband or boyfriend? The father and his teenaged son McConnell had abused and humiliated on a dark lonely road late one night? His own wife, who was tired of his philandering ways and showed no sorrow when told of his death? Or maybe his sister-in-law, who made no secret of the fact that she hated the man? And that's not to mention the many sportsmen who were harassed by the rogue game warden.

As the hunt for the elusive killer goes on, John Lee and Maddy have other issues to deal with, too, including a ne'er-do-well husband who has ignored repeated orders to pay child support, and John Lee's airhead mother, who shows up in town and tries her hardest to turn their lives upside down.

As sultry as a Florida back road in August, as mysterious as the South's live oak trees dripping with Spanish moss, and as deadly as a copperhead strike, Ka-Bar Karma, the tenth book in New York Times bestselling author Nick Russell's John Lee Quarrels, series is sure to hook you from the first page and keep you reading late into the night.

*This book contains violence, strong language, and adult situations some readers might find objectionable*
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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B09H3PHWZJ
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ (September 23, 2021)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ September 23, 2021
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 2507 KB
  • Simultaneous device usage ‏ : ‎ Unlimited
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
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  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
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  • Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 308 pages
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.3 4.3 out of 5 stars 1,413 ratings

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New York Times bestselling author Nick Russell published daily and weekly newspapers in Washington, Oregon, and Arizona before becoming a fulltime RVer. Then he and his wife Terry spent almost 18 years living a nomadic lifestyle exploring America's back roads and writing about them in their popular Gypsy Journal RV travel newspaper and presenting travel seminars at RV rallies across the country. Now they spend part of the year at their home on Florida's Intercoastal Waterway and travel several months a year.

Nick is the author of the bestselling Big Lake mystery series, Dog's Run, Return To Dog's Run, Black Friday, and the John Lee Quarrels mystery/thriller series. His nonfiction books include Highway History and Back Road Mystery, Highway History and Back Road Mystery II, Meandering Down The Highway - A Year On The Road With Fulltime RVers, Work Your Way Across The USA - You Can Earn A Living And Travel Too!, The Frugal RVer, Overlooked Florida, and Overlooked Arizona.

You can follow Nick on his Facebook Author's Page, Nick Russell's Writing Life and get news of new releases at https://www.bookbub.com/profile/nick-russell?list=author_books

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5.0 out of 5 stars Who done it
Reviewed in the United States on January 23, 2024
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Very interesting book, first time that John Lee's mother is present. Very interesting women and to go along with good mystery.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Dealing from the Bottom of the Deck
Reviewed in the United States on November 8, 2021
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Great characters and visual descriptions. Lots of good interrogation and good storyline. There were so many characters I wasn't sure they would ever find who did it. A fun read.
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Bob M
5.0 out of 5 stars Another delightful read from Nick Russell
Reviewed in the United States on September 27, 2021
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John Lee and Maddy solve another dastardly murder in Somerton County, Florida. As with all the previous books in this series, the author keeps you spellbound and interested until the very end. This is an easy to read book with good character development and a good story. If you've read the earlier books in this series of course you have to read this one! But, if this is your first book in the series, go ahead and read it and then go back and start with the first book (Stillborn Armadillos) and work your way forward. You won't regret it.
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BarbaraW
5.0 out of 5 stars Couldn't stop reading this book.
Reviewed in the United States on October 27, 2021
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I loved reading this Quarrels book. Enough familiar characters to keep the family and co-workers familiar, but new characters so well written that you could see them clearly in your mind's eye.
One thing I really like about Nick Russell's writing is that each chapter ends on such a point in the story that even though I'd like to bookmark the page and do something else, I have to start the next chapter.
Again, another success Nick.
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Keshavamurthy Ramamurthy
4.0 out of 5 stars aka-Bar Karma by Nick Russell
Reviewed in the United States on March 31, 2024
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This is the tenth book in John Lee series that I have read. The perp in this story suddenly pops out of nowhere in the last 5-6 pages!! There is not much logical build-up that is provided. It appears, then, that a lot of irrelevant stuff is presented in about 95% of the book.
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3.0 out of 5 stars Another murder to solve
Reviewed in the United States on October 8, 2021
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John Lee's mother returns and tries to run his life. This is the woman that left him with her parents to raise. On top of dealing with this, someone has killed a man that deserved to die. The lower rating is because of language and innuendos .
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5.0 out of 5 stars Wow, I guess I was wrong.
Reviewed in the United States on November 27, 2021
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While a big fan of the Big Lake series, I read the first of the John Lee Quarrels series, and it just didn't take with me. Not sure why, just wasn't my thing. I purchased Kabar Karma on a whim, and whatever the first of this series was missing for me, it was ignited in this book. So much so, I am now going back and getting all of the John Lee Quarrels books now and enjoying every one of them so far. Great series, really looking forward to the next one!
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4.0 out of 5 stars Murder in Somerton
Reviewed in the United States on September 28, 2021
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Great characters more than one story. Surprise ending with a few twist. One character to hate a lot
Anyone who likes a mystery will enjoy this book
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5.0 out of 5 stars If you liked the others, you'll love this!
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on September 26, 2021
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I thoroughly enjoyed this from start to finish. I enjoy the wide range of characters and how they interact. The dialogue is full of wit despite some sad situations and progress is being made in John Lee and Maddy's relationship. Great stuff!!
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