The Diehard

by Jon A. Jackson

Book Overview

Mulheisen pieces together a puzzle that tells a chilling story, when he investigates the case of a rich woman who is killed in a privately guarded neighborhood. Jackson stands right up there with the best chroniclers of urban crime.--New York Times Book Review.

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0440217172
• ISBN13: 9780440217176
• Release Date: January 1995
• Publisher: Dell Publishing Company
• Length: 264 Pages
• Weight: 0.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 4.2" x 6.9"

Customer Reviews

First in the Series-- Read This One and You'll Read Them All

Jackson is a real find, and this is where to start. These novels, mostly police procedurals, are concisely and wittily written, and as the books continue, we really get to know Fang Mulheisen and his city, Detroit. Later, in books like "Hit on the House" and "Deadman," we meet recurring characters such as likeable assassin Joe Service and his on-again off-again love interest (and Mafia princess) Helen Sedlacek. These are "real" people with foibles and weaknesses-- some are unapologetic killers, but we get to know them and, yes, like them. Fang tracks them down, and sometimes even catches them. If you like Elmore Leonard, if you like Carl Hiaasen, if you like Thomas Perry-- read these too. You'll become a fan, I guarantee it.