"From the Back Cover
In the vein of Harlan Coben, Robert B. Parker, and Carl Hiaasen comes a richly atmospheric, wildly original, and fast-paced mystery introducing the unforgettable P.I. John Darvelleset against the magnetic allure of Los Angeles.
Private detective John Darvelle is a man of specific tastessimple design, smart women, cheap American beer. He's a man of specific opinionsdrive a car nobody can remember, avoid brunch at all costs, and don't live in Brentwood. And he adheres to his own professional code, an indelible blend of loyalty, fierce commitment, and performance under pressure. He also plays a lot of Ping-Pong.
Arthur Vonz is one of the most powerful men in Los Angeles, a filmmaker among the ranks of Spielberg, Coppola, and Kubrick. He hires Darvelle to find a young woman named Suzanne Neal, an incandescent beauty who just might be hiding something. What starts as an easy assignment soon has Darvelle plunging deep into the hidden world of Hollywood's elite. A twisting, turning journey puts him face-to-face with the LAPD, a ruthless underground crime operation, and a cold-blooded killer.
It's the case of a lifetime . . . that could end his life."
I couldn't give this book a 5 star just because the author kept going off on tangents about stuff he thought about that had nothing to do with story he was trying to tell ---- and, since I don't care for the type for beer he insisted that EVERY BAR had to have...........the story could have been a much more readable couple hundred pages instead of 327. Then when I was all done, since as a detective he doesn't check out his clients ---- it was his fault the person got killed!
In the vein of Harlan Coben, Robert B. Parker, and Carl Hiaasen comes a richly atmospheric, wildly original, and fast-paced mystery introducing the unforgettable P.I. John Darvelleset against the magnetic allure of Los Angeles.
Private detective John Darvelle is a man of specific tastessimple design, smart women, cheap American beer. He's a man of specific opinionsdrive a car nobody can remember, avoid brunch at all costs, and don't live in Brentwood. And he adheres to his own professional code, an indelible blend of loyalty, fierce commitment, and performance under pressure. He also plays a lot of Ping-Pong.
Arthur Vonz is one of the most powerful men in Los Angeles, a filmmaker among the ranks of Spielberg, Coppola, and Kubrick. He hires Darvelle to find a young woman named Suzanne Neal, an incandescent beauty who just might be hiding something. What starts as an easy assignment soon has Darvelle plunging deep into the hidden world of Hollywood's elite. A twisting, turning journey puts him face-to-face with the LAPD, a ruthless underground crime operation, and a cold-blooded killer.
It's the case of a lifetime . . . that could end his life."
I couldn't give this book a 5 star just because the author kept going off on tangents about stuff he thought about that had nothing to do with story he was trying to tell ---- and, since I don't care for the type for beer he insisted that EVERY BAR had to have...........the story could have been a much more readable couple hundred pages instead of 327. Then when I was all done, since as a detective he doesn't check out his clients ---- it was his fault the person got killed!
