“Like a fine wine, the [Crang] series – and its protagonist – have aged well.” – <i>The Toronto Star</i><br> <br> “Not to be missed.” – <i>The Globe and Mail</i><br> <br> Jack Batten's hard-boiled Crang series returns with this four-book bundle, including the latest Crang mystery, 2016's <i>Keeper of the Flame</i>!<br> <br> <b>Includes:</b><div><i>Crang Plays the...
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. <br/> <br/> <b>This 6-book bundle includes:</b> <br/> <i>Crang Plays the Ace</i> Crang Mystery #1 <br/> <i>Straight No Chaser</i> Crang Mystery #2 <br/> ...
A reissue of the third Crang mystery; Dundurn is in the process of reissuing the earlier books while continuing the series The second Crang novel, Straight No Chaser , made the short list for the Arthur Ellis Best Crime Novel Award Author has written on jazz for the Globe and Mail , writes the Toronto Star ’s Whodunit column, and reviewed movies for CBC radio The fifth Crang novel, Take Five , received favourable reviews from the Globe and Mail , the Toronto Star , and fellow mystery...
A twisted, darkly comic murder mystery in the musty world of rare book dealing (and forgery) The seventh in the Crang mystery series, which Dundurn is in the process of reissuing The previous Crang novel, Keeper of the Flame , received favourable reviews from Publishers Weekly , the Toronto Star , and Booklist (“Legal-thriller fans who haven’t discovered the Crang series are in for a treat”) The second Crang novel, Straight No Chaser , made the shortlist for the 1990 Arthur Ellis Best...
When his popular hip-hop artist client is blackmailed, Crang stumbles on a porn operation and an unexpected case of murder. Crang is a smart-talking criminal lawyer who doesn’t mind chasing down unorthodox cases. That makes him just the guy to represent a famous hip-hop performer who’s on the wrong end of a blackmail scheme. It doesn’t strike Crang as a confounding case, but in no time, he finds himself confronting an organized gang that deals in porn, stock swindles, and murder. Things get so...
