Jack and the Beanstalk

When a client is murdered just before he’s due to pay forty grand for a bean farm, lawyer Matthew Hope wanders into a world of shotguns, cowboys, dangerous farm beauties, and vanished cash.

Praise for the Matthew Hope Mysteries:

“A cracking good read…a solid, suspenseful, swiftly-paced story.” —Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

“McBain has a great approach, great attitude, terrific style, strong plots, excellent dialogue, sense of place, and sense of reality.” —Elmore Leonard