Mac's girlfriend, Kate Bell, thinks she's seen a ghost. Wes Harrison, Kate's former boyfriend, supposedly perished twelve years ago in a boating accident. But now she swears a man she spotted in a crowded theater lobby is Wes. Mac has his doubts-it was only a fleeting glimpse. But to calm her shattered nerves, he starts making inquiries.
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A clue leads him from his home in St. George, Florida, to a Texas orphanage. There he uncovers startling information that turns both his and Kate's world upside-down. Diamond smuggling, sex, deceit, and murder are just part of the twisted tale that emerges from Kate's earlier life. Using wit, grit, and the ingrained military training of a former Marine, Mac starts to fit the pieces of this scrambled puzzle together.
Further clues point to the Palmetto Royale Casino and Resort near St. He and Kate discover that the casino is a front for big drug deals.
When they barely escape a murder attempt, Mac knows he's on the right track. But he better play his cards right-because losing this high-stakes game could cost him his life. Mac's girlfriend, Kate Bell, thinks she's seen a ghost. Wes Harrison, Kate's former boyfriend, supposedly perished twelve years ago in a boating accident. But now she swears a man she spotted in a crowded theater lobby is Wes. Mac has his doubts-it was only a fleeting glimpse.
But to calm her shattered nerves, he starts making inquiries. A clue leads him from his home in St. George, Florida, to a Texas orphanage. There he uncovers startling information that turns both his and Kate's world upside-down. Diamond smuggling, sex, deceit, and murder are just part of the twisted tale that emerges from Kate's earlier life. Using wit, grit, and the ingrained military training of a former Marine, Mac starts to fit the pieces of this scrambled puzzle together.
Further clues point to the Palmetto Royale Casino and Resort near St. He and Kate discover that the casino is a front for big drug deals. When they barely escape a murder attempt, Mac knows he's on the right track.
But he better play his cards right-because losing this high-stakes game could cost him his life. Mac’s girlfriend, Kate Bell, thinks she’s seen a ghost. Wes Harrison, Kate’s former boyfriend, supposedly perished twelve years ago in a boating accident. But now she swears a man she spotted in a crowded theater lobby is Wes.
Mac has his doubts-it was only a fleeting glimpse. But to calm her shattered nerves, he starts making inquiries. A clue leads him from his home in St. George, Florida, to a Texas orphanage. There he uncovers startling information that turns both his and Kate’s world upside-down. Diamond smuggling, sex, deceit, and murder are just part of the twisted tale that emerges from Kate’s earlier life. Using wit, grit, and the ingrained military training of a former Marine, Mac starts to fit the pieces of this scrambled puzzle together.
Further clues point to the Palmetto Royale Casino and Resort near St. He and Kate discover that the casino is a front for big drug deals. When they barely escape a murder attempt, Mac knows he’s on the right track.
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But he better play his cards right–because losing this high-stakes game could cost him his life. Mac's (McClellan) girlfriend Kate, thinks she sees her (previous) boy friend Wes. But Wes allegedly died twelve years prior in a boating accident. Mac is not so sure, he travels to Texas to unravel this mystery. Once there he uncovers a diamond smuggling ring, people end up dead and this 'mysterious sighting' turns into something much bigger than Mac anticipated. Mac begins to wonder if Kate has any ties to this crime, it all seems to revolves around her former friends.A fast paced thrilling murder mystery. I really liked Mac, a tough former marine.
The story is original, with twist, turns, secrets and surprises.I was at the edge of my seat, anticipating the next surprise. I feel that murder/mystery/suspense lovers will enjoy Deadly Ruse: A Mac McClellan Mystery by E. Michael Helms. Have you ever seen a ghost? Well, according to Mac's girlfriend, Kate Bell, it wasn't a ghost. She really saw her ex-boyfriend, Wes Harrison, who has supposedly been dead for twelve years.
At first Mac tries to reason with her - maybe it was just someone who resembled Wes - but she was sure it was Wes. The bodies were never found for Wes and two of his buddies who'd been in a boating accident.
Mac McClellan agrees to check into it. He has a couple of contacts with the police. He is a retired Marine who began working for Frank Hightower (Kate's Uncle) of Hightower Investigations. He enrolled in an online certified PI training institute to become a licensed investigator under Frank. Their home is in the Florida panhandle, but the investigation takes Mac to an orphanage in Texas where they begin to unravel Wes and his buddies. In the meantime, Kate began checking into some stuff she kept belonging to Wes.
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She finds diamonds; some are uncut. The more they dig into his past, the more complicated matters get - and the more dangerous.
Kate is involved in a car accident - except it wasn't really an accident. After someone takes a shot at Mac, he talks Kate into leaving until the mystery is solved. This is second in the series following Deadly Catch. This can be read as a standalone. I didn't feel I was missing any information and I've not read Deadly Catch yet. I liked Mac's humor and I liked watching him 'grow' into his PI role. The author gives enough of a backstory that you feel like you know Mac.
I didn't, however, feel any closeness to Kate. It's not that I didn't like her; I just didn't feel I knew her as well. The twists in the story become a little complicated. The pacing is great in the first half and then again at the end as it all ties well together. I rated Deadly Ruse at 3.5 out of 5.
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