06608cam a2200601 4500 238053127 TxAuBib 20140808120000.0 ||||||s2002||||||||||||||||||||||||und|u 9781890862817 1890862819 B002HWRLOW Amazon 81ca0eb3-f10a-4e05-86df-7e02c7fee4ac OverDrive (Reserve ID) 334330 OverDrive (Product ID) TxAuBib Cohen, Jeffrey. For Whom the Minivan Rolls [Bridges eBook] : Aaron Tucker Mystery Series, Book 1. Bancroft Press, 2002. Format: OverDrive Adobe EPUB eBook, Filesize: 285kB. Format: OverDrive OverDrive Read. Format: OverDrive Kindle Book. disappearance. Aaron Tucker. Groucho Marx. journalist. New Jersey. detective. vandalism. Graffiti. murder . family. autism. writer. funny. Wife. HTML:<p>Aaron Tucker isn't a detective. An aspiring screenwriter, freelance reporter, stay-at-home dad, and expert on consumer electronics, Aaron actually defies all traditional characteristics of a detective. He's 5'4," and weighs less than Robert B. Parker's leather jacket. And he doesn't have any investigative training. But he's funny, down-to-earth, lovable, and resourceful. He has good and loyal friends, like Jeff Mahoney, the huge rental car mechanic who helps him out of tight situations, and Abigail Stein, his sexy wife, who happens to be a successful criminal lawyer, and whose advice comes in handy a time or two.</p> <p>So he's baffled when the richest guy in his New Jersey town, Gary Beckwirth, insists that Aaron, and Aaron alone, investigate the disappearance of his wife, Mary Beckwirth, who has inexplicably vanished from their home in the middle of the night.</p> <p>Aaron refuses Gary's desperate pleas, but once the editor of the town newspaper offers Aaron $1000 to write the story on Mary's disappearance, Aaron finds himself agreeing to investigate, despite his lack of investigative reporting experience. When the disappearance becomes a murder, he has no choice but to keep investigating, no matter how unqualified he may be.</p>. "There are some writers who get so little attention that there ought to be a law against it. Jeffrey Cohen is just such an author. How this book escaped my notice until now, I'll never know. It is, without a doubt, my find of the month. If I had a trumpet, I'd play a fanfare! For Whom the Minivan Rolls is a delightfully zany first novel in a new series featuring one of the most endearing amateur detectives ever. . . . Despite the preposterous doings and author Cohen's wicked talent for laugh-out-loud dialogue, the heart of this book is a gentle one. Aaron Tucker and his family and friends are characters you will want to visit with again and again. I wish Jeff Cohen an extremely long, happy and very successful writing career. If you want some fine writing, good laughs, and a tricky mystery, I definitely suggest you do the same.". MYSTERY INK, THE BOOKLOVER’S GUIDE TO MYSTERIES AND THRILLERS. "Meet one of the most unlikely new detectives in crime fiction, wise-cracking former investigative reporter and aspiring screenwriter Aaron Tucker, who agrees to help wealthy New Jersey businessman Gary Beckwirth find his missing wife, Madlyn, in screenwriter Jeffrey Cohen's antic first novel, For Whom the Minivan Rolls: An Aaron Tucker Mystery. A mysterious minivan, a mayoral election, and murder keep our hero hopping when he'd prefer to be a stay-at-home dad. Given the author's Hollywood connections (prominent among the book's many blurbs is one from Larry Gelbart), the chances for a film option appear excellent.". PUBLISHERS WEEKLY. "In most novels, there is some one element that stands out—a brilliant plot, captivating characters, an intriguing setting or theme. In Minivan, it's the author's voice. Self-deprecating, self-doubting Aaron Tucker is a lot of fun—wisecracking, irreverent, but also endearing, someone you can imagine living in your neighborhood, next door even. Vividly written with a great deal of humor and wit, For Whom the Minivan Rolls is a highly entertaining story, the first of a series that holds a lot of promise.". MARGARET “MEG” CHITTENDEN, AUTHOR, DEAD MEN DON'T DANCE, DYING TO SEE YOU, HOW TO WRITE YOUR NOVEL, AND A WHOLE SLEW OF OTHER BOOKS. "Jeff Cohen's Minivan rolls merrily along—accent on the merrily. Mr. Cohen's ideas on marriage and murder (often cut from two ends of the same bolt) are wise, wicked, and witty. Surprisingly tender, too, regarding the responsibilities and trials of being a parent—fathering a delightful book in the process.". LARRY GELBART, WRITER (M*A*S*H, TOOTSIE, OH, GOD!, BEDAZZLED, A FUNNY THING HAPPENED ON THE WAY TO THE FORUM, BARBARIANS AT THE GATE, ETC.) "Author Jeffrey Cohen has written a sly, entertaining mystery whose twist-laden plot will truly puzzle and entertain. The voice of his protagonist, Aaron Tucker, is unique and delightful. And above all, his Minivan is immensely funny.". MICHAEL LEVINE, HOLLYWOOD PUBLICIST AND BEST-SELLING AUTHOR OF 12 BOOKS. Humor (Fiction.) Fiction. Mystery. Media Type: eBook. 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