Dead for a Ducat - Philip Fletcher, Bk 3 Author:Simon Shaw Philip Fletcher, the well-known actor and murderer, has hit rock bottom. Instead of finding himself on the verge of stardom as he had fondly imagined, his personal and professional lives are at an all-time low: unloved and apparently unemployable, he has turned to whiskey for solace. — Then suddenly a job is offered, and with it a vas... more »t sum of money, by a movie producer extremely anxious to secure his services. Where, Philip wonders, is the catch? He finds out soon enough, as he narrowly escapes death by 'accident' several times during filming. Someone is out to get him, but who?
In his element in the seedy and corrupt film world, Philip has advantages the would-be murderers cannot even guess at. Philip actually has a pretty solid grounding in this line of work; in fact, he's probably better at it than the killer himself.
Once again, Philip Fletcher plumbs new depths of amorality in the world of stage and film in this blackly comic novel from one of today's most admired young crime writers.« less
ISBN-13: 9780312143091 ISBN-10: 0312143095 Pages:254 Edition:1st U.S. ed Rating: