Pg. 69: Mark Troy's "The Splintered Paddle"

Featured at the Page 69 Test: The Splintered Paddle by Mark Troy.

About the book, from the publisher:

Waikiki‚ Hawaii. Golden sunshine. Waving palm trees. Sparkling blue water.

Private eye Ava Rome’s calling is to protect the defenseless. She takes on the cases of Jenny Mordan‚ a working girl who is being harassed by a police detective‚ and Cassie Sands‚ a teenager who is mixed up with a marijuana grower.

Norman Traxler did ten years in San Quentin nurturing his hatred of Ava Rome‚ the young MP who took him down for assaulting a prostitute.

When Traxler‚ the detective and the grower join forces against her‚ Ava’s calling — protecting the defenseless — becomes a fight for her life.

This dark thriller takes you on a tour of paradise tourists never see.

Waikiki‚ Hawaii. Dark clouds of revenge. Twisted motives. A bloody finale.

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The Page 69 Test: The Splintered Paddle.

--Marshal Zeringue