Book description
Hakeem Jinnah enjoys an ordinary life of working the Vancouver
Tribune's crime beat, flirting with women, seeking interested
investors in a mail-order-bride scheme, and driving around in his
sattelite-guided Love Machine. But when he and another Tribune
reporter begin competing to cover the story of a shady stock
promoter's death, he finds himself embroiled in a murder investigation.
This entertaining and suspenseful debut introduces us to an
unforgettable lead character. Mr. Jinnah, a politically incorrect but
resourceful reporter, proves to be a wily and relentless investigator.
Hindered in his pursuits by the police department, Mr. Jinnah searches
out the truth in an increasingly bizarre investigation. Meanwhile, he
and his cousin seek their fortune in a scheme to marry Russian peasant
women to wealthy Chinese men.
Donald J. Hauka is a novelist, screenwriter, journalist, and
playwright, His first novel, Mr. Jinnah: Securities, was
adapted for television in 2003. Another television adaptation,
Jinnah on Crime: Pizza 911, was nominated for a Gemini Award.
He lives in New Westminster, British Columbia.
