The Mummy Case
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Private investigator Jim Knighthorse (from DARK HORSE) takes on a very, very cold case. When historian Willie Clarke dies of mysteriously of dehydration in the California deserts, ex-football hero Jim Knighthorse is hired to dig a small deeper–and discovers a shocking tie to one of the West’s oldest mysteries.
Over a hundred years ago, an unnamed cowboy was murdered in the California desert and, due to freak weather conditions, would become mummified within twenty-four hours. Now known to the world as Sylvester the Mummy and showed in a creepy curiosity shop, Sylvester and historian Willie Clarke will be forever linked in mystery. That is, unless private investigator Jim Knighthorse can survive long enough to untangle one of the West’s greatest unsolved murders.
READING SAMPLE
To the east, high on the high cliff above, something flashed. Instinctively, I turned my body, narrowing myself as a target. Beside me, next to my left elbow, a section of the stone exploded in a tiny cloud of dust, pelting me with rock fragments. I dove, rolling.
The report from a rummage though followed, echoing throughout the valley.
It kept echoing even as I kept rolling.
* * *
I rolled to the relative safety of the boulders, dirt and sand going up my shorts and into places it had no business going.
Worry about sand in your craw later.
Excellent thought.
The rocks gave some shelter, but not as much as I would have liked as I was forced to stay low to the ground with my face pushed against the hot planet. I removed my Browning, hoping sand hadn’t gotten lodge in the barrel.
A second shot thunked near my shoes. I jerked my exposed legs in closer as an earsplitting echo followed the shot.
Jesus, that was close.
Blindly, I eased my arm around the stone, let loose with two shots of my own in the all-purpose proximity of the spot I had seen the reflection. The two shots were to give the shooter something to reflect about. I had seven more to be more careful with.
My return fire seemed to work. The shooting from above stopped, at least for the time being. I lay there behind the stone, trying to make myself as tiny as possible—a hard task at best—alert for any sounds or movement.
And then I saw movement, but not the kind I expected….
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I couldn’t place this book down. It was a fantastic book but read book 1 first because it sets the stage for who Knighhorse is. Excellent book. waiting on #3
Reader’s Rating: 4 / 5
This book is even better than, “Dark Horse.”
The character developement is wonderful, and the plot much better than I expected. I like the fact that the tale and sub-plots take top billing over everything else, and romance is more vital than sex.
I can’t come up with enough superlatives, but I’ll be buying whatever Mr Rain publishes, and hoping he keeps at it.
Reader’s Rating: 5 / 5
This is my 5th J.R. Rain book in 6 days and I don’t even know the guy. He has made my trip week. I have some how saved the best for last. Read the first Jim Knighthorse first to capture the full flavor of the characters. This is a well written, humorous, and appealing tale; Not too serious or overly intellectual. If Rain adds some juicy sex scenes he will over take J.D. Robb in sales and give him a new publishing outlet. He is worth more than a few bucks a book in sales. Read the book, it’s bargin if not outright theft! He has earned a fan. I will be following him.
Reader’s Rating: 5 / 5
Ever since I came to Arizona in the late 60s, I’ve been riveted by tales and legends of mummies in the American Southwest – remember “The Thing” highway billboards? But tales of American mummies are hard to find, so I was especially excited to see that the second Jim Knighthorse mystery novel has a real mummy in it. With snappy, witty dialogue that advances the plot at a quick pace, private detective Jim Knighthorse works a mummy case in order to learn the identity of Sylvester the Mummy, one of Huntington Beach’s main attractions, as well as the cause of his death. A two-pronged assignment, he also needs to find out who or what recently killed a historian who was researching the mummy’s history.
His girlfriend of eight years, Cindy, a sexy woman with patience and concern about his unhealthy habits, and who also appeared in the first Knighthorse novel, makes a larger reappearance here. A woman in jeopardy, anti-Darwinists have trashed her address hall and thrown reasonably a scare into her. She’s being stalked. (I permanently like it when the P.I.’s main squeeze is in terrible danger! Danger and romance go together well.)
With never a dull moment in Jim Knighthorse’s crazy life, he is still on the trail of whoever cruelly killed his mother years before. He was ten years ancient when it happened, but the cold case might be heating up, thanks to clues in some ancient photographs that his alienated dad recently handed over.
I read this enchanting book in a single day. It was a satisfying, compelling mystery, several mysteries, in fact, with characters who sparkle and come to life like a movie in your mind, as do the California settings. His Knighthorse novels feel very right to life. I look forwards to more mysteries in this series by J.R. Rain, who has also been a Hollywood screenwriter and a real, licensed California P.I.
Five stars for crafting a mystery I could not place down!
Reader’s Rating: 5 / 5