The Highly Effective Detective Crosses the Line: Book summary and reviews of The Highly Effective Detective Crosses the Line by Richard Yancey

The Highly Effective Detective Crosses the Line Summary

In this fourth installment of the Teddy Ruzak mystery series, our earnest detective is faced with an impossible dilemma when a vicious psychopath targets his beloved Gal Friday. Can he save her without sacrificing everything he believes in?

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"Less than successful...the ending makes it unclear what direction the next installment will take, but despite the dip in quality, fans will want to see more of Ruzak." - Publishers Weekly

"Readers of the previous three series entries will note that Yancey continues to develop Teddy’s character and his various neuroses and compulsions; readers new to the Ruzak novels will have a great time and be eager for more." - Booklist

"Teddy continues to grow and deepen as he charts a developmental path like no other in the genre. - Kirkus Reviews

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Rated of 5 by Ron Head
Best One
In short, Crosses the Line is the best book in the series, but they are all the best in the series. Crosses the Line is a serious book with a very serious plot, but the book is enjoyable and makes the reader think. I hope the author continues the Ruzak series.

Richard Yancey Author Biography

Since he was quite young, Rick knew he wanted to be a writer. After earning a degree in English from Roosevelt University in Chicago, Rick returned to his native Florida to pursue a career in the arts. While teaching part time and dabbling in the theater, he decided to take a job with the Internal Revenue Service, where he served as a revenue officer for over ten years.

He continued to pursue his lifelong dream of being a full-time writer, however, finally leaving the IRS in 2004 upon the publication of his critically acclaimed memoir, Confessions of a Tax Collector.

His Alfred Kropp trilogy for young adults has been published in seventeen countries and was nominated for the prestigious Carnegie Medal, as well as garnering numerous awards since its...

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