Classic Cashes In: A Case for Jack Colby, Car Detective

A 1936 Packard Series 120 Sedan is the focus of Myers’s ably constructed sixth Jack Colby mystery (after 2014’s Classic in the Pits), though this entry is short of the usual fascinating trivia about classic cars. Banker Philip Moxton hires Colby, who runs the Frogs Hill Classic Car Restoration Company and works freelance for the Kent Police Car Crime Unit, to buy a prized Packard for him so that he may remain unknown to the seller, actor Tom Herrick. This simple, lucrative transaction turns ugly when Colby discovers that the Moxton and Herrick families have been in conflict for many years. Tracing the history of this dispute becomes paramount after it leads to murder, but it also proves dangerous. A cast of dodgy, grasping characters commit crimes from bank robbery to car theft, and a legacy of millions may hinge on Colby’s detective abilities. Colby navigates the flow of treacherous suspects as easily as the Packard handles the road. [em](Jan.) [/em]