Tom Ardies

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"A fast-paced shocker." San Diego Union-Tribune

San Diego Police Sergeant Tommy Donahoo, a hard-drinking, hard-loving, hard-boiled cop, chases not one, but two different madmen intent on shooting down a commercial airliner over a residential neighborhood, both hoping to use the disaster to make a killing in real estate. It's a taut, fast-moving, darkly funny novel that combines the authenticity of a police procedural with the white-knuckle suspense of a non-stop thriller.

"Tough and amusing. A very enjoyable read." Los Angeles Times

"Trolley who, under his real name Tom Ardies, published several thrillers in the '60s and '70s, returns to thriller writing after 16 years with this first-rate page-turner. Judging by this gripping yarn, he has stayed away from the genre for 16 years too long." Publishers Weekly

"Trolley has a knack for writing taut thrillers. He brings the action right down to the last, breathless second, and he does it with considerable skill, humor and style." New York Times

"Jack Trolley" is a pseudonym of author Tom Ardies.