The Angel Gang : a California Century Mystery / Volume 3

As The Angel Gang begins, thoughtful, capable ex-private detective Tom Hickey is married to the delicate Wendy, whose unworldly innocence and faith in her "angels" provides her with a stronger shield against evil than even Hickey's devotion and the gun he carries. Hickey is drawn away from their idyllic retreat in Tahoe to come once more to the aid of Cynthia, the young singer who caused him so much trouble in The Venus Deal. But he is summoned back hastily when criminals employed by one of Hickey's several old enemies abduct the pregnant Wendy. The rush to rescue her becomes an almost unbearably taut drama whose climax is as surprising as it is heartrending. The Angel Gang, the third and final episode, crowns Kuhlken's character Tom Hickey with a human drama that shines with spirituality as well as excitement. As the book begins, the thoughtful, capable ex-private detective is married to the waif he rescued in The Loud Adios, the delicate Wendy, whose unworldly innocence and faith in her "angels" provides her with a stronger shield against evil than even Hickey's devotion and the gun he carries. Hickey is drawn away from their idyllic retreat in Tahoe, where Wendy is conspicuously pregnant, to come once more to the aid of Cynthia, the young singer who caused him so much trouble in The Venus Deal. But he is summoned back hastily when criminals employed by one of Hickey's several old enemies abduct Wendy. The rush to rescue her becomes an almost unbearably taut drama whose climax is as surprising as it is heartrending Former nightclub owner and devoted husband Tom Hickey finds himself taking on San Diego-based organized criminals who have kidnapped his wife when he tries to help friend and nightclub singer Cynthia Moon clear her name in an arson case