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Par C. J. Box. 2022
INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER#1 New York Times bestselling author C. J. Box's Treasure State finds Cassie Dewell in Montana…
on the trail of a con man.Private Investigator Cassie Dewell’s business is thriving, and her latest case puts her on the hunt for a slippery con man who’s disappeared somewhere in the “treasure state”. A wealthy Florida widow has accused him of absconding with her fortune, and wants Cassie to find him and get it back. The trail takes Cassie to Anaconda, Montana, a quirky former copper mining town that’s the perfect place to reinvent yourself. As the case develops, Cassie begins to wonder if her client is telling her everything.On top of that, Cassie is also working what's easily one of her strangest assignments ever. A poem that promises buried treasure to one lucky adventurer has led to a cutthroat competition and five deaths among treasure-hunters. But Cassie’s client doesn’t want the treasure. Instead, he claims to be the one who hid the gold and wrote the poem. And he’s hired Cassie to try to find him. Between the two cases, Cassie has her hands full.In Montana, a killer view can mean more than just the scenery, and Cassie knows much darker things hide behind the picturesque landscape of Big Sky Country. Treasure State, C. J. Box's highly anticipated follow-up to The Bitterroots, is full of more twists and turns than the switchbacks through the Anaconda Range.Par Ricardo Romero. 2023
Un joven policía, inexperto y tímido, tiene que resolver un crimen en el pequeño pueblo donde está destinado. «¿El frío…
es una cualidad del aire o el aire es una cualidad del frío? Incrédulo, el Pampa ve los primeros copos caer. Livianos, deshilachados, pero copos al fin. Está nevando». El joven suboficial ayudante Pampa Asiain, recién salido de la escuela de policía, es destinado a un pequeño pueblo de provincia llamado Monge, un lugar aislado, con pocas casas y apenas algunos pobladores. El suboficial Parra, su compañero, le asigna tareas de patrulla cotidianas, como verificar las denuncias sobre pescadores furtivos en la zona de la laguna. Una tarde de invierno muy fría, a partir de una llamada, Pampa explora la zona y se encuentra con la escena de un crimen. Contrariamente a lo que se espera de él, no lo comunica y decide investigar por su cuenta. Pero ¿es eso lo que hace? ¿Investiga? ¿Y qué es lo que investiga? El suboficial ayudante Pampa Asiain espera, acecha, se deja llevar por sus intuiciones. Y lo que descubre es el lado más oscuro del azar, la versión más inhumana de la llanura. En Yo soy el invierno, Ricardo Romero nos ofrece un relato hipnótico y desgarrado sobre los fantasmas del miedo, la soledad y el abandono que nos rondan y a los que nunca es fácil ignorar. La crítica dijo: «En su monumental y experimental novela Big Rip […] Romero se lanza con todo a explorar la potencia de la novela fractal para tratar de capturar todos los planos posibles de un mundo que se desmorona, pero que todavía se merece un relato que trate de entenderlo».Fernando Krapp, Página/12 «Big Rip es una apuesta extrema, de esas que la literatura siempre pide a gritos».José María Brindisi, La Nación «Ambiciosa pero no total, Big Rip es una gesta ante tanta inmediatez; un conjuro contra la ansiedad».Juan F. Comperatore, Otra Parte «Romero, tras los pasos del Cortázar más ominoso, nos obsequia una historia o una metáfora tan redonda como singular».J. Ernesto Ayala-Dip, "Babelia", El País, sobre La habitación del Presidente «En la inquietante novela El conserje y la eternidad, Ricardo Romero hilvana versiones de una criatura condenada a una existencia infinita, sin saber el abismo que hay entre una palabra y otra».Silvina Friera, Página/12Par Fiona Sherlock. 2023
When Lady Anderson invites five guests to her apartment in Bruton Square, Mayfair, none of the guests know why they…
have been summoned. And it isn't long before dinner turns DEADLY. From the author of Twelve Motives for Murder comes another brilliant immersive murder mystery.Supper for Six . . . but murder is on the menuThe mystery of Bruton Square has never been solved. On that infamous night in 1977, six strangers were invited for dinner at Lady Sybil Anderson's Mayfair apartment. Only five made it out alive. Welcome to Supper for Six, the true crime podcast. I'm your host, Felix. Together, we'll uncover what really happened that night . . . Let's dig in.A murderous Abigail's Party - Fiona Sherlock's Supper for Six is immersive and incredibly entertaining. Join Elizabeth Chalice and Felix Caerphilly on their quest to get to the bottom of this rather deadly dinner party . . .*** READERS LOVES SUPPER FOR SIX ***'Another unique, quirky and wholly entertaining offering from this author . . . characters are well rounded and deftly drawn, the plot intriguing and the narrative compelling' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'The story was clever and intriguing and the twists were thoroughly unexpected. The secrets and lies kept me wanting more and surprised me at every turn' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'Loved the story and the solving of the murder. Enjoyed all the characters and the stories associated with them. Well written, a perfect book for readers of the genre' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'Fiona Sherlock's skilful storytelling and clever plotting make this book a page-turner from beginning to end. Prepare to be captivated and enthralled as you join the quest to uncover the truth behind the deadly dinner at Bruton Square' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐Par Baron Birtcher. 2023
Ty Dawson is a small-town sheriff with big-city problems, in this riveting crime thriller from the award-winning author of Fistful…
of Rain. As lawman, rancher, and Korean War veteran, Ty Dawson has his share of problems in the southern Oregon county he calls home. Despite how rural it is, Meriwether can&’t keep modernity at bay. The 1970s have changed the United States—and Meriwether won&’t be spared. A standoff looms when the US Fish & Wildlife Service seeks to separate longtime cattleman KC Sheridan from his water supply—ensuring the death of his livestock. If that&’s not enough trouble, a Portland detective is found dead in a fly-fishing resort cabin. Though the Portland police, including the victim&’s own partner, are eager to write off the tragedy as a suicide, Ty has his own thoughts on the matter—as well as evidence that points to murder. His suspicions soon mire him in a swamp of corruption that threatens nearly everyone around him. Turns out that greed and evil are contagious—and they take down men both great and small . . .Praise for the Ty Dawson Mysteries &“Combines the mystery and honesty of Craig Johnson&’s Longmire with the first-person narration of a fiercely independent Oregon character.&” —Sheila Deeth, author of John&’s Joy &“A masterful work of a time gone by . . . Ty Dawson is a cowboy, lawman, father and philosopher like none other.&” —Neal Griffin, Los Angeles Times–bestselling author of The Burden of ProofPar Fiona Sherlock. 2023
When Lady Anderson invites five guests to her apartment in Bruton Square, Mayfair, none of the guests know why they…
have been summoned. And it isn't long before dinner turns DEADLY. From the author of Twelve Motives for Murder comes another brilliant immersive murder mystery.Supper for Six . . . but murder is on the menuThe mystery of Bruton Square has never been solved. On that infamous night in 1977, six strangers were invited for dinner at Lady Sybil Anderson's Mayfair apartment. Only five made it out alive. Welcome to Supper for Six, the true crime podcast. I'm your host, Felix. Together, we'll uncover what really happened that night . . . Let's dig in.A murderous Abigail's Party - Fiona Sherlock's Supper for Six is immersive and incredibly entertaining. Join Elizabeth Chalice and Felix Caerphilly on their quest to get to the bottom of this rather deadly dinner party . . .Par Leo Bruce. 1903
His old friend Helena Gort calls on Carolus Deene to come to Cat's Cradle, a seaside guest house and find…
out about two deaths judged respectively "natural causes" and "suicide." There is no doubt in Helena's mind that something sinister has happened and something very unpleasant is brewing. She is right.Par Leo Bruce. 1960
Par Gail Bowen. 2010
Charlie D is the host of a successful late-night radio call-in show. His listeners have a particularly intimate relationship with…
him and often reveal much about themselves, confident that he will honor their trust and that he can save them. In their minds, he is perfect: one of life's winners. But Charlie feels he's something of a fake. His easy confidence on-air belies the reality for a man born with a wine-colored birthmark that covers half his face. Love You to Death covers two hours on "The World According to Charlie D" during which he must both discover the long-time listener who is killing the people who trust him and attempt to come to terms with the man behind the birthmark.Par Benjamin Black. 2023
El primer caso de Quirke y Strafford es la novela negra más ambiciosa del ganador del Premio Príncipe de Asturias,…
cuyo proyecto declarado es «transformar la novela policiaca en arte» 1945: la guerra ha terminado, y algunos alemanes deben huir del país. Tras un viaje agotador, un hombre llega a un antiguo monasterio franciscano que se alza frente a los Dolomitas. Allí hallará refugio y también sellará un pacto. Más de una década después, el doctor Quirke es «un animal herido» que se ha mudado a casa de su hija Phoebe tras la trágica muerte de su mujer. Cuando en un garaje de Dublín aparece el cadáver de la joven estudiante judía Rosa Jacobs, todo parece apuntar a un suicidio, pero Quirke y el inspector Strafford —que se enfrentan a su primer caso juntos—sospechan que se trata de un crimen, al igual que la hermana de la víctima, una periodista que se une a la búsqueda de la verdad y zarandea el corazón del patólogo. Mientras las relaciones entre los dos investigadores se vuelven cada vez más tensas, el misterio se agudiza cuando descubren los vínculos de Rosa con el hijo de una acaudalada familia alemana que se mudó al condado de Wicklow tras la Segunda Guerra Mundial y tiene negocios en Israel. ¿Podrán unir las piezas del rompecabezas oculto? La crítica ha dicho:«Soberbio e impactante [...]. Más que un toque de genialidad».The Times «Black regresa con su perspicacia habitual y su elegante prosa. [...] Una escritura fluida que nos deslumbra en algunos pasajes delicadamente labrados que hacen que uno quiera ir más despacio para saborearlos».Dan Fesperman, The New York Times «Una gran novela policiaca, elegante, original y absolutamente absorbente».Daily Mail«Las hermanas Jacobs promete elevar la novela negra a nuevas cotas artísticas».Financial Times «Las novelas de Black se leen y saborean como las de Simenon por la atmósfera, por los personajes y por cómo capta los caprichos de la naturaleza humana. Es un maestro de la escenografía. [...] La trama de la novela está llena de giros y sorpresas».Allan Massie, The Scotsman «John Banville/Benjamin Black es un maestro y su prosa es un deleite incesante».Martin Amis «Black, como Banville, como los maestros, crea personajes que no son solo personajes,que están vivos, en un mundo paralelo al nuestro, el mundo de la Literatura, con mayúsculas».Laura Fernández, El Cultural «Black es un maestro de la novela negra de altura, del noir literario en la tradición de Simenon y Chandler».The Guardian«John Banville es un escritor enorme y hay mucho de Banville en Black».Carlos Zanón, El País «El escritor de lengua inglesa más inteligente, el estilista más elegante».George Steiner «Leer a John Banville es una fiesta».Miguel Ángel Oeste, El CulturalPar Jumata Emill. 2023
Nova Albright iba a ser la primera chica negra coronada reina del instituto... hasta que alguien la asesinó durante el…
baile. Nova Albright, la primera chica negra coronada reina del Instituto Lovett, está muerta. Duchess Simmons, su mejor amiga, lo tiene claro: Tinsley McArthur, la chica guapa, rica y blanca que cree que debería haber ganado, haría cualquier cosa para continuar con la tradición de las McArthur. Incluso matar.Duchess está convencida de ello y no va a permitir que Tinsley se libre de las consecuencias. Por eso, se acercará a ella para conseguirlo..., aunque desconoce los planes que la propia Tinsley tiene entre manos. Todos querían a Nova. Y el amor, a veces, es lo que te acaba matando.Par Lou Allin. 2010
Cowboy drifter Rick Cooper is on the run in the California desert when he meets Gladys Ryan, an eccentric widow…
who offers him a ride in her classic 1970 Mustang. Before long she convinces him to accompany her to Northern Ontario to help refurbish her hunting lodge, promising him a share of the upcoming season's profits and hinting at more. The offer is too good to pass up. Rick takes to life in the bush, working hard to make the lodge successful. In his free hours he hunts birds, reluctantly taking Bucky, Gladys' ancient golden retriever along with him. But when the lucrative season comes to an end, Gladys refuses to share the profits, instead offering the hired man a few thousand dollars in wages. In the middle of a drinking bout, an argument ensues. Rick shoves Gladys and she falls and hits her head and dies. He takes her body into the remote bush and disposes of her trademark Mustang, telling anyone who asks that she has gone off on her annual snowbird vacation. No one seems suspicious and it looks like the perfect crime. Rick seems to have it all figured out...except what to do with Bucky...Par Ilaria Tuti. 2021
La nueva entrega de la saga de Teresa Battaglia, «uno de los mejores personajes de la escena negra contemporánea» (La…
Stampa), por la «reina del thriller italiano» (Sandrone Dazieri), finalista del premio Edgar y del premio Scerbanenco, con más de 800.000 lectores. «Un noir oscuro y magnético».Corriere della SeraUn asesino en serie, detenido por la comisaria Battaglia hace veintisiete años, consigue escapar del módulo de alta seguridad de la cárcel en la que está preso. Sin embargo, tras diez días de fuga, él mismo se vuelve a entregar a la policía porque teme ser el blanco de otro peligroso criminal que quiere reproducir los antiguos y macabros escenarios de sus asesinatos. Para desvelar nuevos detalles sobre sus crímenes e información sobre su misterioso imitador, solo está dispuesto a hablar con Teresa Battaglia. Teresa debe interpretar las enigmáticas pistas que este deja tras de sí: unas refinadas piezas de mosaicos que construye con trozos de huesos humanos, al tiempo que intenta reconectar con la persona que fue hace casi tres décadas, aquella mujer brillante, atrapada en una turbulenta relación conyugal, que se convirtió en una pionera cazadora de asesinos en serie y en la primera especialista en perfiles criminales de la policía italiana. La crítica ha dicho:«Con su protagonista, Ilaria Tuti hace el mejor regalo que un escritor puede dar a sus lectores: alguien a quien querer».Donato Carrisi, Corriere della Sera «Teresa Battaglia es uno de los personajes más conseguidos y certeros de la escena negra contemporánea».La Stampa «Ilaria Tutisabe mantener en vilo a sus lectores. Una apuesta noir en femenino que ya es todo un fenómeno editorial».Claudia Morgoglione, La Repubblica «Una narradora que esculpe y pinta a partir de las profundidades del alma humana. [...] La compasión ilumina las páginas de este noir oscuro y magnético. [...] Hay una humanidad dolorosa que Ilaria Tuti observa y narra, descubriendo las múltiples caras de los monstruos».Corriere della Sera«Un thriller afilado como una daga e imbuido de elementos psicológicos. [...] Tenga valor, señor lector, y adéntrese en este magnífico libro. No se arrepentirá».Famiglia Cristiana «[...] Una investigación perfectamente ajustada, inquietante y tensa en cada página, que muchas veces nos obliga a retroceder en busca de la pista perdida. [...] Una trama in crescendo».Arianna Boria, Il Piccolo «A Ilaria Tuti se le da muy bien no entregarse a la sentimentalidad. Su meticulosidad con el lenguaje, la estructura de su prosa y su musicalidad son cautivadoras».Dacia Maraini «Ilaria Tuti conquista a sus lectores y los mantiene en vilo».Claudia Morgoglione, Robinson – La Repubblica«Una historia extraordinaria».Giovanna Pastega, Il Piccolo «Una prosa magnífica con emoción y empatía».Raffaella Silipo, TuttoLibriPar Jim McDermott. 2013
This WWII thriller by an acclaimed historian takes readers inside a secret Nazi weapons lab where treason and conspiracy lead…
to murder. In a windswept corner of the Third Reich stands the Peenemünde Army Research Center, where German military engineers invent weapons unlike any the world has seen before. Now Otto Fischer, a wounded Luftwaffe officer and former criminal investigator, has been summoned there to solve a seemingly incomprehensible case: the murder of a leading rocket engineer during a devastating air raid. With only days until the SS assume control of the production of a remarkable new weapon, Fischer must find a motive and perpetrator from among several thousand scientists, technicians, soldiers and forced laborers. As he struggles to get the measure of a secretive, brilliant world in which imagination moves far beyond the limits of technology, what at first appears to be a solitary crime draws him into a labyrinth of conspiracy, betrayal and treason.Blaine McCracken races to stop terrorists from unleashing an ancient weapon of unimaginable power at the president&’s State of the…
Union speechBlaine McCracken pulled off the impossible on a mission in Iran, but his work has just begun. Returning to the US, he faces another terrible threat in the form of Reverend Jeremiah Rule, whose hateful rhetoric has inflamed half the world, resulting in a series of devastating terrorist attacks. But Rule isn&’t acting alone. A shadowy cabal is pulling his strings, unaware that they are creating a monster who will soon spin free of their control.Finding himself a wanted man, McCracken must draw on skills and allies both old and new to get to the heart of a plot aimed at unleashing no less than the tenth circle of hell. A desperate chase takes him into the past, where the answers he needs are hidden amid two of history&’s greatest puzzles: the lost colony of Roanoke and the Mary Celeste. As the clock ticks down to an unthinkable maelstrom, McCracken and his trusty sidekick, Johnny Wareagle, must save the United States from a war the country didn&’t know it was fighting, and that it may well lose.Par Yrsa Sigurdardottir. 2023
Discover the utterly terrifying, chilling and gripping new novel from international bestseller YRSA SIGURDARDOTTIR, author of THE DOLL and GALLOWS…
ROCK'Lyrical landscape descriptions combine with intimations of terrible events in the past in this haunting story' SUNDAY TIMES'A generator of fear quite as adroit as Stephen King' THE INDEPENDENT'A magnificent writer' KARIN SLAUGHTER_________THE FIRST PHONE CALL SHOCKS A FAMILY.Kolbeinn has been called to his old home. The new owners uncovered some photos, and a muddied child's shoe bearing the name 'Salvor'. A name Kolbeinn doesn't recognise. Soon after, he hears news of his mother's deteriorating health. Her carers say she has been asking for her daughter, his sister: Salvor.THE SECOND TRACKS TWO MISSING COUPLES.Jóhanna is working with the search and rescue team in Höfn to find two couples from Reykjavik. Their phones' last location has been pinpointed to the road leading up into the highlands. In a harsh winter, the journey is treacherous, and they soon find the first body. More troubling, Johanna senses her team is being tracked through the snow.A THIRD FROM BEYOND THE GRAVE?Hjörvar works at the Stokksnes Radar Station in the highlands. He's alone when the phone connected to the gate rings: the first time it's done so since he began working there five months ago. When he answeres, he can only hear interference, and what sounds like a child's voice asking for her mother.How are these events connected?And what may be searching for its prey out on the ice?_________Praise for Yrsa Sigurdardottir's:'Dark, creepy, and gripping from beginning to end' STUART MACBRIDE'Yrsa gets better with each book' LIZ NUGENT'The queen of Icelandic thriller writers' GUARDIAN'Such engaging characters and a compelling, twisted and creepy mystery' SHARI LAPENA'Atmospheric, mysterious and brilliantly plotted' MARI HANNAH'Keeps us on the edge of our seats' INDEPENDENT'Pacy dealing out of plot twists' SUNDAY TIMES CRIME CLUBThis ingenious reworking of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle&’s infamous mysteries sends brilliant detective Mycroft Holmes to investigate a mystery in…
the deserts of the American West. His name is Mycroft, not Sherlock, although it&’s easy to understand why people get them mixed up. Both are brilliant detectives with minds that seem to contain every bit of information known to man. And both show remarkable interest in beekeeping, tobacco ash, and the fine of art of murder. Even so, they are not the same person—which is a shame, because Mycroft Holmes is chasing a fiendish killer, and his younger brother, Sherlock, would certainly enjoy the hunt. The search for the mysterious Mr. Intil takes Mycroft to the distant land known as Los Angeles, where his old friend Sydney Silchester has made a new life for himself as a codebreaker. In the strangest city on earth, Sydney and Mycroft&’s investigation will take on a deadly spiritual dimension. Fans of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle will find author H. F. Heard&’s Mycroft Holmes no less brilliant than his younger brother, Sherlock. These classic golden-age mysteries are some of the most unique detective stories of all time. Reply Paid is the 2nd book in the Mycroft Holmes Mysteries, but you may enjoy reading the series in any order.Par M. C. Beaton. 2023
A visit to the local village fete for a spot of fun and relaxation turns into a nightmare for Agatha…
Raisin when she discovers the body of the local landowner in the woods - with an arrow in his chest and his trousers round his ankles.At first her old adversary, Detective Chief Inspector Wilkes, declares the death a tragic accident, believing the victim has been hit by a stray arrow from an archery demonstration. Agatha is convinced the man was murdered and is shocked when Wilkes eventually agrees... particularly as he considers her to be his prime suspect!Determined to clear her name and find the real killer, Agatha launches her own investigation, quickly becoming involved with a family at war, an unscrupulous gangster -- and a murderer who is determined to make her the next victim...'This Hamish Macbeth novel maintains Beaton's distinctive voice and includes the usual village eccentrics, loads of Scottish lore, and the light humor that Beaton fans have loved through the years. . . A definite purchase for all mystery collections' Starred Review, Library Journal'Unmissable!' Peterborough TelegraphPraise for the Hamish Macbeth series:'First rate ... deft social comedy and wonderfully realized atmosphere.' Booklist'It's always a treat to return to Lochdubh.' New York Times'Readers will enjoy the quirks and unique qualities of the cast ... Beaton catches the beauty of the area's natural geography and succinctly describes its distinct flavour.' Library Journal'Befuddled, earnest and utterly endearing, Hamish makes his triumphs sweetly satisfying.' Publishers WeeklyPar Arthur Morrison. 2015
Perplexing puzzles from the casebook of master sleuth Martin Hewitt Headquartered in a modest office on the Strand, Martin Hewitt,…
a stout and genial former law clerk turned private investigator, is every bit the deductive equal of Sherlock Holmes. A true master of disguise with a mind as sharp as a freshly stropped straight razor, Hewitt possesses a familiarity with London&’s night streets and an easy rapport with members of the lower classes. In his capable hands, clues that were missed, misread, or disregarded by the local constabulary are reshaped to find the irrefutable solution to the most unsolvable of mysteries. Narrated by Hewitt&’s dearest friend, the esteemed journalist Mr. Brett, this collection recounts the great detective&’s most confounding cases. From a troubling series of robberies that occurred at the same residence over the course of several months to a locked-room &“suicide&” that was decidedly not self-inflicted, Hewitt bravely matches wits with England&’s most diabolical criminals. This ebook features a new introduction by Otto Penzler and has been professionally proofread to ensure accuracy and readability on all devices.Par Lia Matera. 1998
A California lawyer finds herself on the trail of a murderer while searching for her missing mother in Cuba in…
the final entry of this mystery series.Attorney Willa Jansson&’s mother is a lifelong activist. So it&’s no surprise when she and the Women&’s International League for Peace and Freedom disregard federal regulations and head to Cuba for a goodwill tour. The real shock occurs when the group returns . . . with one less member.Worried about her mother facing a lengthy prison sentence or a hefty fine, Willa springs to the rescue, jetting off to Havana, where nothing&’s as it seems. There, she befriends two suspiciously helpful reporters and follows leads from fancy hotels to dark, underground tunnels, finding ample danger along the way. Soon, both the American and Cuban governments get involved—as does Willa&’s handsome ex, Lt. Don Surgelato of the San Francisco Police Department.But things really heat up when Willa&’s efforts get her mixed up in a murder. Now she must track down her mom, get home safely, and stay one step ahead of a killer. Willa&’s bailed her mother out before, but never like this . . .&“With its page-turning plot, self-realized setting, and terrific characters, one could fairly call this the best Jansson adventure yet—and that&’s saying a great deal.&” —Booklist &“The beauty of Matera&’s writing is that the story, fun as it is, doesn&’t shortcut a shrewd social commentary on the current state of the Cuban Revolution and U.S. policy toward that country.&” —Houston ChroniclePar Lawrence Lariar. 1960
Bruising Manhattan PI Johnny Amsterdam finds a twisty link between a debauched artist, a Hollywood glamour girl, a beatnik singer,…
and murder. When popular cartoonist Lawrence Lariar decided to moonlight as a mystery writer, creating comic book artist turned amateur sleuth Homer Bull was a natural. From the 1940s through the 1960s, Lariar continued to switch from sketching caricatures to sketchy characters, writing hardboiled crime fiction under his own name as well as the pseudonyms Michael Stark, Adam Knight, Michael Lawrence, and Marston La France, and creating a series of memorable gumshoes. Now his classic whodunits are available as ebooks. Johnny Amsterdam is up to his neck in trouble when he says yes to the sister of a war buddy. Sandra Tyson, a real-gone headliner at a Village dive, is in a panic over her friend Helen. The recently relocated fashion model, naïve to the ways of the Big Apple—and all its lecherous worms—was found beaten and brutalized in her apartment. The investigation takes an even nastier turn when Sandra&’s estranged father, wealthy King of the Comic Strips, enters the fringe. Sandra&’s been wanting her deserved share of his fortune, and she was in cahoots with Helen to get it. When daddy-o is murdered, Amsterdam has to find out who among the richnik&’s circle of sycophants, bodyguards, rivals—or long-lost relatives—did it. All the private dick knows for sure is that there are more motives to murder than money, and the victims in this case have as many secrets as the suspects. I Like It Cool is the 2nd book in the PI Johnny Amsterdam Mysteries, but you may enjoy reading the series in any order.