Fun Mystery: Hope Rides Again by Andrew Shaffer

 I recently enjoyed reading the second in the series of the "Obama Biden Mysteries" by

Andrew Shaffer. "Hope Rides Again" was a fun read using the personas of President Barack Obama and now President-Elect Joe Biden. It's told from the perspective of Joe Biden's character and the author really has some good insight into both men, their habits, sayings, etc.

   This really is a fun read, and like the first novel in the series, Joe's character smells a mystery and gets the urge to solve it. President Obama comes along throughout the story. It involves helping a teenager who may be involved with a gang, and have may have taken the President's blackberry during an event the teen was working.  

  Given the recent election, and my admiration for both men, this was doubly fun to read. I highly recommend it.

ABOUT THE BOOK:  In the sequel to the New York Times best-selling novel Hope Never Dies, Obama and Biden reprise their roles as BFFs-turned-detectives as they chase Obama's stolen cell phone through the streets of Chicago--and right into a vast conspiracy.

Following a long but successful book tour, Joe Biden has one more stop before he can return home: Chicago. His old pal Barack Obama has invited him to meet a wealthy benefactor whose endorsement could turn the tide for Joe if he decides to run for president.

The two friends barely have time to catch up before another mystery lands in their laps: Obama’s prized Blackberry is stolen. When their number-one suspect winds up full of lead on the South Side, the police are content to write it off as just another gangland shooting. But Joe and Obama smell a rat...

Set against the backdrop of a raucous city on St. Patrick’s Day, Joe and Obama race to find the shooter, only to uncover a vast conspiracy that goes deeper than the waters of Lake Michigan—which is exactly where they’ll spend the rest of their retirement if they’re not careful.