Live Bait

Name: Live Bait
Brand: Recorded Books
Availability: InStock
Author: P. J. Tracy
ISBN: 9798897569168

Author: P. J. Tracy

Series: Monkeewrench Novels

Narrator: Buck Schirner

Unabridged: 9 hr 58 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Recorded Books

Published: 07/22/2025

Categories: Fiction, Mystery & Detective, Police Procedural, Suspense & Thriller

Synopsis

Minneapolis detectives Leo Magozzi and Gino Rolseth are bored—ever since they solved the Monkeewrench case, the Twin Cities have been in a murder-free dry spell, as people no longer seem interested in killing one another. But with two brutal homicides taking place in one awful night, the crime drought ends—not with a trickle, but with an eventual torrent. Who would kill Morey Gilbert, a man without an enemy, a man who might as well have been a saint? His tiny, cranky little wife, Lily, is no help, and may even be a suspect; his estranged son, Jack, an infamous ambulance-chasing lawyer, has his own enemies; and his son-in-law, former cop Marty Pullman, is so depressed over his wife’s death a year ago that he’s ready to kill himself, but not Morey. The number of victims—all elderly—grows, and the city is fearful once again. The detectives’ investigation threatens to uncover a series of horrendous secrets, some buried within the heart of the police department itself, blurring the lines between heroes and villains. Grace MacBride’s cold-case-solving software may find the missing link—but at a terrible price. “Polished and intriguing … complex and interesting.”—Chicago Sun-Times

About P. J. Tracy

P. J. Tracy is the pseudonym of Traci Lambrecht, bestselling and award winning author of the Monkeewrench series. Lambrecht and her mother, P. J., wrote eight novels together as P. J. Tracy before P. J. passed away in 2016. Lambrecht has since continued the Monkeewrench series solo. She spent most of her childhood painting and showing Arabian horses, and graduated with a Russian Studies major from St. Olaf College in Northfield, Minnesota, where she also studied voice. She now lives outside Minneapolis.

Reviews

Goodreads review by PattyMacDotComma on April 13, 2021

4.5★ “Marty settled onto the couch and sank into cushions that had been softened over the years by all the dead people he'd loved.” Yes, lots of dead people who have been loved by someone, particularly three old people recently. Marty’s wife was murdered in front of his eyes, and he wasn’t quick enoug......more

Goodreads review by Claude's on July 27, 2023

UPDATE - 28/07/2023 - Still great on second read! Not quite as gripping as book one but I love the characters so still enjoyed this second installment. I thought it was a reasonably good whodunnit with some gruesome murders for our detective team to investigate. I went straight onto book 3! CW:(view spoiler)[planned (hide spoiler)]......more

Goodreads review by Heidi on March 24, 2024

Only took two sittings to breeze through this crime procedural which didn’t actually feature much of the odd ball members of Monkeewrench. Rather, I think it was a closure for some of the Minneapolis characters we met in the first book. Too bad because I sure did love Gino and Leo— maybe even more t......more

Goodreads review by James on December 30, 2016

Minnesota certainly seems to be a very dangerous place to live, and the bodies seem to fall right and left in the North Star State. Happily, though, there seem to be a lot of homicide detectives up there to continually put things right, including of course, Lucas Davenport, Kirk Stevens and Carla Wi......more