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Move over James Patterson and David Baldacci … Michael Carrier is the newest great suspense author!!! Murder on Sugar Island is an intense thrill ride!! Michael Carrier's character Jack Handler is a retired Chicago detective who keeps finding himself suspenseful situations. … I seriously couldn't put this book down!!! Definitely a must read for those who enjoy David Baldacci, James Patterson and Michael Connelly. Being a Michigander, I loved that this book is based in the UP. When is the next Jack book coming out? -Mario Finally there is a new author who will challenge the likes of Michael Connelly and David Baldacci. In this latest mystery, Sugar Island (in Michigan's beautiful Upper Peninsula) is used as a fitting backdrop to the wild action. It is a fast-paced thriller that you won't want to put down until the final page. -Island Books At last there is a top-rated true murder mystery on the market without a lot of vulgarity. This is one action mystery you can recommend to anyone -- even your teenagers. The twists and turns keep you turning the pages long after you should move on to other things. With the short chapters, you can read a few, then put it down without losing your place, but you won't want to. I believe this is the best murder mystery on the market. Hollywood should definitely look at this one! Congratulations to Michael Carrier on this next chapter in the Jack Handler series -- When's the next one coming? -Bookaholic If you like James Patterson and Michael Connelly, you'll love Michael Carrier. Carrier has proven that he can hang with the best of them (seriously- we're talking Patterson and Connelly) with his newest book. It has all of the great, edge-of-your-seat action and suspense that you'd expect in a good thriller, and it kept me guessing to the very end. Fantastic read with an awesome detective duo- I couldn't put it down! Can't wait to read the next one! -Katie … Great story line... Could not put it down!!! Met the author this past weekend at the paradise wild blueberry festival in the upper peninsula of Michigan!!! Can not wait for the next book!!! -Kim … Murder on Sugar Island. Stayed up all night to finish this book....James Patterson move over cause this book is a winner...waiting patiently for his next book....hurry up. -Mona … Liked It as well as James Patterson novels. Don't read it at the beach or you are sure to get sunburned- I did. I loved the characters it was so descriptive you feel like you know everyone. Lots of action- always something happening- I love the surprise twists. All my friends are reading it now because I wouldn't talk to them until I finished it so they knew it was good. This is my new favorite author! -Sue

Chapter 1--The Catfight: Do you remember how to get off this island? Festerman asked his associate, David Nacow. Not exactly, Nacow replied as their rented Suburban wound its way along a gravel road. This doesn t look familiar ... probably should have paid more attention on our way in. ... But, hell, it s such a small island. ... We re probably okay. See what you can do with the GPS, Festerman suggested. If we were in my car, I d have no problem. ... I ll take a look ... No need, Festerman interrupted as he slowed down. I recognize this road ... if I turn left here, it ll take us straight to the ferry road. Nacow was pleased by those words. He was having a difficult time figuring out how to use the rental s Garmin. Neither man spoke again until after the ferry attendant had directed them into the front position of lane two. Lights off, Nacow chuckled, reading the posted instructions. They want you to turn your lights off. ... Like it s gonna make a difference. Festerman fiddled around with the switch until he got the headlights turned off. He did leave the engine running. A black Jeep that had been behind them pulled into lane three directly even with Nacow s door. He glanced over as it came to a stop. It was driven by a very attractive Marilyn Monroe blonde bright blue eyes, full red lips, delicious smile, and tight red sweater. She acknowledged his attention with a smile. As he flirted with the blonde a second young woman leaned forward to get a good look at him. When her eyes met Nacow s she flashed a salacious smile and gave him a finger wiggle wave. Most likely in her early twenties, she appeared to be seven to ten years younger than the blonde. Nacow was even more impressed by the passenger. Wow! Look at the muscles on that girl. ... I m joining her gym. The younger girl, a stunning redhead, flaunted a green tank top which not only enhanced the striking hue of her green eyes, it showed off her well-developed upper body strength. This is strictly a business trip, the older man said in a fatherly voice. We re not window shopping. I know, but it never hurts to see what s out there. For all we know they work at Jack s resort. ... And we ll end up running into them tomorrow. ... It is, after all, a very small island. I understand, Nacow said, stealing one more glance at the girls parked next to them. Then, with a big smile on his face, he closed his eyes and laid back on the headrest. What the hell is goin on! Festerman blurted out. The blonde had opened her door and stepped out onto the deck of the ferry. You bitch! she screamed loudly, using both hands to slam her door. She then ran around in front of her vehicle to get at the passenger. Both Festerman and Nacow watched intently. By the time the blonde reached the other side of her car, the redhead had already jumped out, slamming her door with equal animation. The blonde clutched the younger girl by the hair and slapped her not once but several times. You re nothin but a cheap whore! The blonde screamed. I knew you couldn t be trusted. The young redhead tried pushing the blond woman off, kicking her fiercely on the shins several times with her cowboy boots. You re the slut! The redhead shouted back through her tears. That s right! ... You heard me! You might be my sister, but you re nothin but a slut ... you don t deserve him! ... You sleep around with any guy that ll have you. ... He deserves better than you. ... S-L-U-T! That s what you are ... and you know it. Hell! Everybody knows it. ... It s no secret. Fearing the blonde was about to throw a punch with her free hand, the redhead grabbed it. So the blonde released her sister s hair, and drew her hand back into a fist.

This book is the source for Jack Handler's notorious "Inscrutable Puzzle." It is introduced in the latter chapters and has never been solved, even after publication of the sixth book in the series. It is a puzzle that would make Alan Turing proud. RBEU NDRA YNYA OTAO YRGG FUBE YCOT BNBB YCAO RDGG Nothing else can hurt this calloused retired Chicago homicide detective (or so he thinks), not after he lost his beautiful young Beth to bullets meant for him nearly 30 years ago. But when Jack's cell phone vibrates at 5:30 a.m. on Christmas morning, little could he have predicted the challenges that lurked. Kate, Jack's daughter (herself a NY homicide detective), enlists his help on a murder case she is working. The intrigue compounds when he learns her case is intricately entwined with a plot to assassinate a sitting President, and that a former first lady is one of the conspirators. But the situation only gets worse with Jack's involvement, as it leads to a group of foreign agents kidnapping Kate in order to coerce Jack's bidding. He must then balance his focus between rescuing his daughter, and preventing the assassination. If that were not complicated enough, the conspirators attempt to contract Jack for the hit. The story unfolds on the streets of New York City, with visits to Upstate New York, DC, and Chicago. This is what one reader had to say: "Jack and the New York Death Mask" is Scary Good! This book reminds me of what "House of Cards" would look like if Tom Clancy had written it. The story is told that some of Clancy's books drew the ire of military and government officials because they assumed that the writer had managed to get his hands on inside or classified information, an accusation that Clancy vehemently denied at the time. Recent blog posts and articles (conspiracy theorists?) however suggest that the claims about Clancy's inside sources might have had some merit. In "Jack and the New York Death Mask" Allison's assassination plot against a sitting president is downright frightening on a couple levels. It is scary to think that people in power, or who would like to be in power, might stoop to the levels depicted by Carrier. God help us if that ever became the case. It is also frightening to consider the details of the plan that Carrier describes. I loved this book because it made me think. It scared my socks off, but it did make me think. If this ever becomes a movie I hope that every so often Jack will glance over at the camera the way Kevin Spacey does in "House of Cards," and make me feel better about the whole thing. One of the Amazon reviewers calls Michael Carrier "the next Grissom." Initially I thought he was referring to John Gresham. I didn't understand that comparison. I'm sure he was referring to James Grissom, the "Law and Order" and "Trial by Jury" writer. That makes better sense. But in my thinking, Carrier's writing reminds me more of a not-so-polished Tom Clancy. Actually, I think it is unfair to compare one writer to another-no matter how complimentary the comparison. Writers and their books must be evaluated on their own merits, not how they stack up against arbitrary standards. What might seem to be a flaw to a Michael Connelly fan, might be thought charming by a Baldacci reader. If a book moves me, then to me that is a good book. I think "Jack and the N