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Jump is a story about finding true love in the midst of a multiple homicide.
When the most hated landlord in San Francisco takes an unexpected jump off the roof of his own building, it isn’t too hard to find suspects. But the police want to call it a suicide, since both the mayor and the press are complaining about the dismal closure rate for homicide investigations. But ex-cop Sam McGowan knows it was murder. He also knows that anyone living on the top floor of the building should be a suspect, including himself. So Sam decides to get to know his neighbors.
As more bodies surface and alliances shift, Sam finds himself jumping back and forth between his old life as a cop and his new one as a murder suspect, unable to decide where he really belongs.
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"Very good. Even head me laughing out loud at times. Absolutely love Jerome, the dumb pothead brother. Good stuff. I had the whodunnit figured out at the beginning of the book, but not all of the details, so getting through and figuring those out was fun :) "
— Teresa (4 out of 5 stars)
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“Firmly on darkly comic terra Hiaasen. Fast-paced and funny, this is a perfectly blended cocktail of escapism, with or without the beach towel.”
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“Fast-paced, rollicking humor and characters right out of a—well, a 1930s Agatha Christie country house mystery—make this one of the best from the award-wining author of the Cape Weathers series.”
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“This is one hilarious yarn, even though bloodshed begins with the first sentence…McGowan’s neighbors are a marvelously comic lot…Maleeny’s non-resident villains are just as entertaining…In less agile hands, such a rich array of characters would interfere with the story line. But not here…Maleeny has a winning formula with this one.”
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“The story’s characters give life to a different and sometimes-funny police procedural, but it’s narrator Tom Weiner’s voices that keep listeners engaged. Weiner sounds like a cast of 20 as he navigates amid gravelly voiced Sam and his neighbors: two female African-American entrepreneurs, a no-nonsense elderly woman, a middle-aged singer, and, best of all, two drug-dealing but likable brothers. There are also assorted villains and minor characters, all creatively narrated. Never once does Weiner confuse a voice, despite the characters’ varied ages, vocal personalities, and ethnicities.”
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“Tough, original, compelling—a perfect thriller debut.”
— Lee Child, New York Times bestselling author of One Shot and The Hard Way on Stealing the Dragon
Jump Listener Reviews
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" Tim Maleeny is one of my favorite authors. His writing style is full of humor, yet very deep. Jump is fast, furious and FUN! It is an old fashioned murder mystery but better. This is a book not to be missed. "
— Jen, 10/25/2013 -
" I thought this might be another Cape and Sally adventure - and it definitely wasn't. Ended up getting to page 50, skimmed a few, then skipped to the end to see what that looked like. It's safe to skip this one. "
— Linda, 8/17/2013 -
" Excellent writing, funny and clever. Contemporary references keep the plot fresh and great sense of place. Villans you hate to love, and love to hate. Don't miss this fun, fast read. "
— Ashland, 6/11/2013 -
" this book is very well intoduced to the reader i recomend it "
— Wendy, 9/2/2012 -
" A delight.... fast moving mystery with wonderfully unexpected spots of laughter throughout the book. There was a slight essence of Harlen Coben. Enjoyed it immensely. Will look for others by Mr Maleeny. "
— Mary, 6/17/2012 -
" Interesting story about a San Francisco apartment building where the hated landlord "jumped" to his death - or did he?? In an Agatha Christie-like way, the various residents of one floor come together to solve the crime. "
— Mary, 6/2/2012 -
" Fun stuff from an author new to me. The San Francisco setting is close to home and the characters are quirky. They mystery itself is pretty predicatable but the the overall experience is fine. I read this in pre-pub--the publication date is actually June 2009. "
— Brenda, 5/19/2012 -
" Very good. Even head me laughing out loud at times. Absolutely love Jerome, the dumb pothead brother. Good stuff. I had the whodunnit figured out at the beginning of the book, but not all of the details, so getting through and figuring those out was fun :) "
— Teresa, 1/19/2012 -
" A good and funny mystery. Enjoyed it. "
— Connie, 9/5/2011 -
" One of the best opening chapters ever. "
— Cheryl, 4/7/2011 -
" this book is very well intoduced to the reader i recomend it <br/> "
— Wendy, 10/12/2010 -
" Interesting story about a San Francisco apartment building where the hated landlord "jumped" to his death - or did he?? In an Agatha Christie-like way, the various residents of one floor come together to solve the crime. "
— Mary, 4/22/2010 -
" Excellent writing, funny and clever. Contemporary references keep the plot fresh and great sense of place. Villans you hate to love, and love to hate. Don't miss this fun, fast read. "
— Ashland, 8/23/2009 -
" One of the best opening chapters ever. "
— Cheryl, 7/17/2009 -
" A good and funny mystery. Enjoyed it. "
— Connie, 6/29/2009 -
" Fun stuff from an author new to me. The San Francisco setting is close to home and the characters are quirky. They mystery itself is pretty predicatable but the the overall experience is fine. I read this in pre-pub--the publication date is actually June 2009. "
— Brenda, 4/6/2009
About Tim Maleeny
Tim Maleeny is the award-winning author of Greasing the Piñata. His short fiction won the 2007 Macavity Award and appears in Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine and Death Do Us Part, an anthology edited by Harlan Coben. A graduate of Dartmouth College and Columbia University, he currently lives in San Francisco.
About Tom Weiner
Tom Weiner, a dialogue director and voice artist best known for his roles in video games and television shows such as Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Transformers, is the winner of eight Earphones Awards and is an Audie Award finalist. He is a former member of the Oregon Shakespeare Festival.