The Sixth Idea

(Hardback, Large Print Edition)

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The Monkeewrench crew returns in a twisty, heart-stopping new thriller.

The peaceful Christmas season in Minneapolis is shattered when two friends, Chuck Spencer and Wally Luntz, scheduled to meet in person for the first time, are murdered on the same night, two hours and several miles apart, dramatically concluding winter vacation for homicide detectives Leo Magozzi and Gino Rolseth.
An hour north of Minneapolis, Lydia Ascher comes home to find two dead men in her basement. When Leo and Gino discover her connection to their current cases, they suspect that she is a target, too. The same day, an elderly, terminally ill man is kidnapped from his home, an Alzheimer s patient goes missing from his care facility, and a baffling link among all the crimes emerges.
This series of inexplicable events sends the detectives sixty years into the past to search for answers and straight to Grace MacBride s Monkeewrench, a group of eccentric computer geniuses who devote their time and resources to helping the cops solve the unsolvable. What they find is an unimaginable horror a dormant Armageddon that might be activated at any moment unless Grace and her partners Annie, Roadrunner, and Harley Davidson, along with Leo and Gino, can find a way to stop it."

Reviews

Praise for The Sixth Idea
A solid series that combines lighthearted characters and storytelling with serious mysteries. Booklist
Entertaining The Monkeewrench gang need all their various skills to track other descendants, protect Lydia, uncover a clever conspiracy, and help end the carnage in this successful mix of detection and thriller. Publishers Weekly"
Praise for "The Sixth Idea"
A solid series that combines lighthearted characters and storytelling with serious mysteries. "Booklist"
Entertaining The Monkeewrench gang need all their various skills to track other descendants, protect Lydia, uncover a clever conspiracy, and help end the carnage in this successful mix of detection and thriller. "Publishers Weekly""
Entertaining The Monkeewrench gang need all their various skills to track other descendants, protect Lydia, uncover a clever conspiracy, and help end the carnage in this successful mix of detection and thriller. "Publishers Weekly"
Praise for "Off the Grid "
The mother-daughter team of Patricia and Traci Lambrecht, writing under the name P. J. Tracy, unveil the sixth novel in their series featuring the Monkeewrench crew in "Off the Grid." Fans will be eager to see their favorite characters reappear . . . features strong doses of humor mixed with 3-D characters and intricate mysteries. Associated Press
The sixth Monkeewrench novel begins with a bang . . . tightly plotted and highly plausible, with a solid cast of characters. . . . The author authors, actually, a mother-and-daughter team keep the action moving at a steady pace, driving readers through to the conclusion. A fine entry in this always interesting series. "Booklist"
If you haven t been introduced to the Monkeewrench gang . . . you are missing out on complex characters, witty repartee, and exciting thrills. Tracy, a mother-daughter writing team, skillfully incorporates a diverse array of elements . . . while keeping the thrill level high and the writing sharp and frequently funny. . . . The twist of an ending leaves fans waiting for the next installment. . . . A top-notch title for series followers. "Library Journal"
Exciting . . . The two main story lines converge in a gripping finale in the Minnesota woods. "Publishers Weekly"
Terrorism and vigilantism form bookends to this latest Byzantine and knuckle-biting tale from the awesome Tracy. There is never a dull moment in this terrific, rapid-paced thriller that still manages not to skimp on the character development. "Romantic Times""
Praise for "Off the Grid "
The mother-daughter team of Patricia and Traci Lambrecht, writing under the name P. J. Tracy, unveil the sixth novel in their series featuring the Monkeewrench crew in "Off the Grid." Fans will be eager to see their favorite characters reappear . . . features strong doses of humor mixed with 3-D characters and intricate mysteries. Associated Press
The sixth Monkeewrench novel begins with a bang . . . tightly plotted and highly plausible, with a solid cast of characters. . . . The author authors, actually, a mother-and-daughter team keep the action moving at a steady pace, driving readers through to the conclusion. A fine entry in this always interesting series. "Booklist"
If you haven t been introduced to the Monkeewrench gang . . . you are missing out on complex characters, witty repartee, and exciting thrills. Tracy, a mother-daughter writing team, skillfully incorporates a diverse array of elements . . . while keeping the thrill level high and the writing sharp and frequently funny. . . . The twist of an ending leaves fans waiting for the next installment. . . . A top-notch title for series followers. "Library Journal"
Exciting . . . The two main story lines converge in a gripping finale in the Minnesota woods. "Publishers Weekly"
Terrorism and vigilantism form bookends to this latest Byzantine and knuckle-biting tale from the awesome Tracy. There is never a dull moment in this terrific, rapid-paced thriller that still manages not to skimp on the character development. "Romantic Times""

Author Bio

P. J. Tracy is the pseudonym of the mother-daughter writing team of Patricia Lambrecht and Traci Lambrecht. They both live in Minnesota, outside Minneapolis.