Cry Uncle

This is the fourteenth of a series of novels that revolve around JP Parker a 100 year old retired New York City private detective from the 30s, 40s, and 50s. The novels are his first person recollections as told to a young writer who is compiling them into book form. They deal with his most notable cases and the famous people who crossed his path. This time Parker is hired by an old friend to act as a body guard when he picks up some top secret materials from the government. After the detective's con man ex father-in-law also hires him, Parker finds himself drawn into, not one but two, secret government projects. How are these seemingly unrelated people and everts tied together? How can the private detective get to the bottom of the complicated mess when no one will tell him the truth? In a case that takes him across the country to risk his life for his friend, Parker becomes involuntarily involved with the FBI, terrorists, organized crime, and murder.