Описание: The most engaging new detective in a long time... Janey Macks debut novel is a stand-out. --Hy Conrad, author of Toured to DeathThe police academy gave her the boot--and she knows how to use it.
All her life, Maisie McGrane dreamed of following in her father and older brothers footsteps and joining the force. But when shes expelled from the police academy, shes reduced to taking a job as a meter maid. Now, instead of chasing down perps, shes booting peoples cars and taking abuse from every lowlife who cant scrape together enough change to feed the meter.
McGranes werent put on this earth to quit, however. When Maisie stumbles across the body of a City Hall staffer with two bullets in his chest, her badge-wielding brothers try to warn her off the case. But with the help of her secret crush, shadowy ex-Army Ranger Hank Bannon, Maisies determined to follow the trail of conspiracy no matter where it leads. And that could put her in the crosshairs of a killer--and all shes packing is a ticket gun.
Macks outstanding debut conjures up equal parts Janet Evanovich (zany characters) and Michael Harvey (the Chicago political machine)... Riotous characters, including the members of the large McGrane clan, enhance a fast and furious plot that expertly balances menace and laugh-out-loud hijinks. - Publishers Weekly, STARRED Review
Mystery buffs will not only be swept up in the ingenious and well-crafted plot buy will love the irrepressible Maisie, who knows what she wants. Recommend for readers who miss the works of Eleanor Taylor Bland and enjoy those of Tim Dorsey.-- Library Journal, STARRED Review
