Synopses & Reviews
Former social worker-turned-private investigator Matt Jacob has had his share of vices and woes. But he has always managed to stay one foot ahead of the criminals he hunts, while keeping one foot out of the grave. Now Matt is struggling to kick his addictions, put his demons under wraps and settle down with a woman who makes him happy. Then, a phone call changes everything.
Lou, the father of Matts dead wife, is on the line, irascible and distraught. His new girlfriends son has attempted suicide and Lou, for some unknown reason, refuses to get paramedics or the police involved. When Matt uncovers the truth behind this boys despair, everything he has worked so hard for could end in an instant: his sobriety, his relationships with loved ones, even his own life.
In Ties That Blind, Zachary Klein brings back some of the most original and riveting characters in crime fiction and puts them in a story that grips from the first page to the last.
Review
Praise for the Matt Jacob series by Zachary Klein:
Matt Jacob comes across as a heartfelt creation
A refreshing character in a genre rife with male posturing and two dimensional psychology."
The New York Times
"Like Phillip Marlowe, Matt seems to take every case as an invitation to look deeper inside himself."
Kirkus Reviews
Matt's journey into the past and his misgivings about his life to date make a taut, compelling story.” Publishers Weekly on Two Way Toll
An intricately plotted, well-written mystery with a dollop of humor and a worldview that will delight those who see international conspiracies under every rock.”
Booklist on No Saving Grace
Synopsis
From acclaimed author Zachary Klein comes the long-awaited 4th novel in his brilliant Matt Jacob series. Private investigator Matt Jacob has seemingly kicked his various addictions and settled down with a girl who makes him happy. Until a phone call one morning changes everything. On the line is his dead ex-wife's father, Lou. Lou is distraught, as apparently his new girlfriend's son has attempted suicide, but for reasons unknown to Matt cannot call the police or an ambulance. So it falls to Matt to find the young man and bring him to help. However why a young man with his whole life ahead of him would attempt to kill itself becomes abundantly clear, when Matt finds himself mixed into a scheme that threatens to destroy everything he holds dear.
About the Author
Zachary Klein is the author of the critically acclaimed Matt Jacob mystery series, which includes
Still Among the Living, Two Way Toll, and
No Saving Grace. He has worked as a Vista volunteer and a private counselor for individuals, couples, and groups, and is a founder of the Peoples School in Uptown Chicago, a school for high school dropouts. He also worked at Bostons Project Place, a worker-run social service collective that provided free crisis intervention and other community services, as well as serving as the Clinical Supervisor for one of Boston's methadone clinics.