the mix for good measure, The Devils of Bakersfield, like Shannon's other novels, is a page-turner and a confrontational critique of the culture,” CrimeTime Magazine 11. Palos Verdes Blue, 2009 “Shannon explores the deep, sometimes deadly divide that separates haves and have-nots in his rewarding 11th mystery to feature 60-year-old Jack Liffey, who specializes in locating missing children,” Publishers Weekly 12. On the Nickel, 2010 Jack is confined to a wheelchair, unable to walk or speak, but when an old friend calls to ask help finding his son, Maeve incercepts the case. She is led to L.A.'s Skid Row ("The Nickel") and gets caught up in a battle between thugs hired by a gentrifying builder and the desperate occupants of a tenement, about to be made homeless. Jack is tossed helpless into Skid Row and soon Maeve, Jack, Gloria his partner and other are trapped in a burning building and flee to the roof, where rescue becomes touch and go. 13. A Little Too Much, 2011 Jack Liffey is hired to find a missing movie star...his daughter is in trouble at college...his partner is off on an affair...a Colombian drug gang is running wild in L.A...and an angry Jamaican is arriving for revenge. Jack finds it all... A Little Too Much. 14. The Chinese Beverly Hills, 2013 A wildfire is out of control. Jack hunts for a missing Chinese-American girl in the midst of rising racial tensions and the hidden machinations of two oil baron brothers who try to brew up their own Tea Party. Other NovelsThe Orphan, 1972Courage, 1975Broken Codes, 1986The Taking of the Waters'', 1994 References External links Los Angeles Times Profile of John Shannon January Magazine Profile of John Shannon John Shannon's Official Website 20th-century American novelists 21st-century American novelists American mystery writers American male novelists Writers from Los Angeles 1943 births Living people Pomona College alumni University of California, Los Angeles alumni 20th-century American male writers 21st-century American male writers