Crang mysteries 6-book bundle: crang plays the ace / straight no chaser / riviera blues / and 3 more. Books #1-6

The smart-talking, wise-cracking, jazz-loving criminal lawyer has got a taste for straight vodka and a nose for trouble. No one could ever accuse Crang of being a superhero, but with his usual mixture of innate cool and naive enthusiasm he brings the villains to justice. This 6-book bundle includes: Crang Plays the Ace Crang Mystery #1 Straight No Chaser Crang Mystery #2 Riviera Blues Crang Mystery #3 Blood Count Crang Mystery #4 Take Five Crang Mystery #5 Keeper of the Flame Crang Mystery #6 “Like a fine wine, the [Crang] series — and its protagonist — have aged well.” The Toronto Star Jack Batten, after a brief and unhappy career as a lawyer, has been a very happy Toronto freelance writer for many years. He has written thirtyfive books including four crime novels featuring Crang, the unorthodox criminal lawyer who has a bad habit of stumbling on murders that need his personal attention. Batten reviewed jaz for The Globe and Mail for several years, reviewed movies on CBC Radio for twenty-five-years, and now reviews crime novels for The Toronto Star. Not Surprisingly, jazz, movies and crime turn up frequently in Crang's life. Crang is an unconventional criminal lawyer with a taste for straight vodka and a nose for trouble. When Matthew Wansborough, a wealthy financier and scion of a fine old family, comes to him with the novel problem that his $300,000 investment in Ace Disposal Services is too profitable, Crang is puzzled. His unorthodox investigation of Ace reveals that it's a dirty player in a dirty business, run by men who oil the wheels of commerce with kickbacks, fraud, muscle--and murder Mayhem, Murder And Mystery...crang Is On The Case. Mystery And Comedy Mix In This Entertaining Novel, Written With The In-depth Knowledge Of The Legal Scene And The Easygoing Style That Have Made Bestsellers Of Batten's Previous Books.