.png){kind=logo}
10%OFF
Stock image for illustration purposes only - book cover, edition or condition may vary.
The Monet Murders: A Mystery
Terry Mort
€ 17.99
€ 16.11
FREE Delivery in Ireland
Description for The Monet Murders: A Mystery
Paperback. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: FFH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 179 x 287 x 21. Weight in Grams: 306.
Hollywood, 1934. Prohibition is finally over, but there is still plenty of crime for an ambitious young private eye to investigate. Though he has a slightly checkered past, Riley Fitzhugh is well connected in the film industry and is hired by a major producer—whose lovely girlfriend has disappeared. He also is hired to recover a stolen Monet, a crime that results in two murders initially, with more to come.Along the way Riley investigates the gambling ships anchored off L.A., gets involved with the girlfriend of the gangster running one of the ships, and disposes of the body of a would-be ... Read more
Hollywood, 1934. Prohibition is finally over, but there is still plenty of crime for an ambitious young private eye to investigate. Though he has a slightly checkered past, Riley Fitzhugh is well connected in the film industry and is hired by a major producer—whose lovely girlfriend has disappeared. He also is hired to recover a stolen Monet, a crime that results in two murders initially, with more to come.Along the way Riley investigates the gambling ships anchored off L.A., gets involved with the girlfriend of the gangster running one of the ships, and disposes of the body of a would-be ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Pegasus Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Number of Pages
352
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9781681772134
SKU
V9781681772134
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 15 to 20 working days
Ref
99-15
About Terry Mort
Terry Mort studied English literature at Princeton University. Later he served as an officer in the navy, including a lengthy deployment to Vietnam. He is the author of a book on fly-fishing and, most recently, The Hemingway Patrols and The Wrath of Cochise. He has also edited works on Mark Twain, Jack London, and Zane Grey. He lives with his wife in ... Read more
Reviews for The Monet Murders: A Mystery
“A breezy debut noir set in Tinseltown circa 1934. Mort (The Hemingway Patrols) generally keeps the banter-filled proceedings as bubbly as the beverage his handsome protagonist frequent shares with a number of knockouts. Readers will hope to see more of Bruno.”
Publishers Weekly “The terms noir and delightful usually aren’t used together, but they pair up happily in this ... Read more
Publishers Weekly “The terms noir and delightful usually aren’t used together, but they pair up happily in this ... Read more