Drowning Barbie: 9 (Ike Schwartz Series, 9) - Softcover

"The seventh Ike Schwartz outing combines high-tech detection with routine sleuthing to reach a surprising and satisfying conclusion."--Booklist review of Rogue

""Fast pacing, plot twists, and multiple points of view keep the pages turning in this consistently entertaining series."" -- Booklist review of Scone Island ""Superb, perfectly paced." One of the 100 Best Books of the Year! --Publishers Weekly, - starred review of Impulse

Ethyl Smut, everyone agreed, deserved to die. Drugs, child abuse, a life wasted, but murder is murder and killers must be brought to justice.So, when a second body is unearthed in her shallow grave, and the town's worst nightmare in the person of George LeBrun also find their way onto Ike's desk so to speak, things get messy fast. Then there is Ethyl's missing daughter, Darla, who could testify against some important people if she were found. And as if Ike hadn't enough on his plate, Karl Hedrick and Sam arrive to investigate the source of the second body and it's like old home week in Picketsville. Finally, there is the ""Never-ending Story"" of Ike and Ruth's engagement that friend and foe alike insist be settled one way or another.