{"id":103,"date":"2015-06-20T01:05:38","date_gmt":"2015-06-20T05:05:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kate-hill.com\/compellingbeastsblog\/?p=103"},"modified":"2015-06-17T09:19:22","modified_gmt":"2015-06-17T13:19:22","slug":"character-profile-jake-hennessey","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kate-hill.com\/compellingbeastsblog\/2015\/06\/20\/character-profile-jake-hennessey\/","title":{"rendered":"Character Profile: Jake Hennessey"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Ring-Cover-6-20-15\"<\/a>Name: Jake Hennessey<\/p>\n

Nickname: Jake<\/p>\n

Antihero, Antagonist or Villain? Antihero<\/p>\n

Title: The Marquesa’s Necklace, Her Ladyship’s Ring<\/p>\n

Author: P.J. MacLayne<\/p>\n

Species: Human<\/p>\n

Hair Color: Light Brown, worn short<\/p>\n

Eye Color:: Brown<\/p>\n

Height: 6 ft<\/p>\n

Build: Moderately muscular<\/p>\n

Special Characteristics: Smooth talker, Rock-steady nerves<\/p>\n

Special Powers or Skills: Real estate mogul, Master jewelry thief\u2014or is he?<\/p>\n

Character Quote: From Her Ladyship’s Ring \u201cWhy? You think he’ll waltz in here and offer me a job tracking down who really stole that necklace? That only happens in badly written movies. Once the Feds make up their collective minds that you\u2019re one of the bad guys, there\u2019s not a damn thing you can do to change it. Even if this asshole offered me a job, it would be so they could set me up and arrange things so I\u2019d spend the rest of my life in prison.\u201d<\/p>\n

Excerpt from Her Ladyship’s Ring:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Jake made quick work of removing the metal plate from both sides and sliding the mechanism attached to the knob out of its place. He carried the whole contraption into the kitchen and put it on the counter. The he started undoing various screws to take apart the insides.<\/p>\n

\u201cNormally when old hardware breaks,\u201d he said, not looking at me, \u201cthe knob turns and nothing happens. I’ve never seen one break like this.\u201d<\/p>\n

I’d almost forgotten Jake was an expert at locks.<\/p>\n

\u201cSo what happened?\u201d I asked.<\/p>\n

He ignored my question as he concentrated on the pile of metal in front of him, removing screw after tiny screw. Suddenly the whole thing fell apart. He used the screw driver to poke the many pieces.<\/p>\n

\u201cHuh,\u201d he said finally.<\/p>\n

\u201cHuh what?\u201d came my witty response.<\/p>\n

\u201cMetal fatigue. Not what I expected. I figured someone had sabotaged the mechanism. But it looks as if this piece snapped and slipped into just the wrong spot.\u201d He picked up a small piece of metal and showed it to me. It looked like every other piece of metal I’d ever seen.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf you say so.\u201d Made me feel better knowing it wasn’t a deliberate act by unknown enemies.<\/p>\n

Jake dumped the bits and pieces into a plastic bag.\u00a0 \u201cI haven’t lost my touch,\u201d he said quietly.<\/p>\n

But not quietly enough.<\/p>\n

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Book Purchase Links:<\/p>\n

The Marquesa’s Necklace, Book 1 of the Oak Grove Mysteries<\/p>\n

http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/B00LF11HB4<\/a><\/p>\n

http:\/\/www.barnesandnoble.com\/w\/the-marquesas-necklace-pj-maclayne\/1119886265<\/a><\/p>\n

https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/book\/id894246916<\/a><\/p>\n

http:\/\/store.kobobooks.com\/en-US\/ebook\/the-marquesa-s-necklace<\/a><\/p>\n

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Her Ladyship’s Ring, Book 2 of the Oak Grove Mysteries<\/p>\n

http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/B00VQE31S2<\/a><\/p>\n

http:\/\/www.barnesandnoble.com\/w\/books\/1121692446?ean=2940151639064<\/a><\/p>\n

https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/book\/id982884469<\/a><\/p>\n

https:\/\/store.kobobooks.com\/en-US\/ebook\/her-ladyship-s-ring<\/a><\/p>\n

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