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The Monet Murders: A Mystery
Terry Mort
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Description for The Monet Murders: A Mystery
Hardback. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: FF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 165 x 236 x 28. Weight in Grams: 460.
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 ... 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 ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Pegasus Books
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
Number of Pages
352
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9781605986975
SKU
V9781605986975
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Ref
99-64
About Terry Mort
Terry Mort attended Princeton University, followed by graduate school at the University of Michigan. Afterward he served as an officer in the navy, specializing in navigation and gunnery. His service included a lengthy deployment to Vietnam. He is the author of The Hemingway Patrols and The Wrath of Cochise. He lives with his wife, Sondra Hadley, in Sonoita, Arizona and Durango, ... 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