McCafferty's Nine (Jake Hines Mysteries)

The latest in the acclaimed Jake Hines detective series - Chief of Detectives Jake Hines has his work cut out. Somebodys stealing cash and charging merchandise to dozens of local credit card holders, in the same month when a purse-snatcher is assaulting women. One of Jakes team catches the mugger, but at the same time Jake is confronted with an identical-seeming crime elsewhere. He now must uncover the identities of the perpetrators before the violence escalates out of control.