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Michael McGarrity
The Big Gamble
Book #7 of the Kevin Kerney series
See the list of Kevin Kerney books in order

The Big Gamble

Michael McGarrity’s acclaimed Santa Fe police chief, Kevin Kerney is back-with his estranged son. Two bodies have been found in a burned building. One is a missing person from Kerney’s cold case files. The other is a more recent homicide. Both will lead father and son into a vast network of crime…and the darkest places of the soul.

Author: Michael McGarrity
Published: 2002
Page Count: 274

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