River of Greed - Couverture rigide

Madeline, Steven

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0595848796 ISBN 13 : 9780595848799

Editeur : iUniverse, 2006

Synopsis

Private investigator Nick Gallo goes all out to catch a cunning mastermind behind bizarre Chicago killings.

He finds surprising clues in Miami's South Beach and endures life-threatening encounters in Vancouver (Canada) and Michigan's backwoods.

His beautiful but fragile client Kelly seduces him and then has puzzling personality changes. Sophisticated dandy Jake Starr and salty Upstream Sally elicit tangled but vital information. Vengeful lesbian Faye Rogers becomes an unexpected ally. Old chum Captain Majeski of the Chicago PD devises a startling final engagement. Mentor and best friend Professor Hunt gets involved in a shocking entanglement. Comic relief comes from jazz musician Bobby Lewis and street denizen Lenny the Pick.

This chilling story of homicidal greed probes multiple personality disorder and contrived hypnosis, complete with vivid characters, sharp dialogue, subtle humor and riveting surprises. Readers are treated to a suspenseful drama of human cunning, frailty, and betrayal.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

She sure did look like someone they'd call Upstream Sally. Her waders had far too many holes and slits to keep her legs and feet dry. She wore a man's red and blue checkered flannel shirt outside of heavily stained overalls. The shirt's colors were faded to milky pastels and the edges were frayed.You could tell that fishing was serious business to her. Her cast was a thing of beauty-like the way Willie Mays used to shag balls in center field. I stood still and watched her from behind, sensing that she was fully aware of me. I guessed that her backwoods radar indicated that something was intruding on nature's normal ballet. My radar told me that although she knew I was there, at first she chose to pretend that she didn't. Then without turning around, her gravelly voice sounded loudly:"Not too many come this far upstream.""I know," I said."Probably the sweet-smellin aspens that pulled you along.""You may be right.""No. You don't know your aspen from your aster. Now, what is it you want mister?"

Biographie de l'auteur

Steven Madeline is the author of Corporate Warrior: A Novel Based on the Life of Lee Iaccoca as well as various short stories. He has been a newspaper writer and a corporate speechwriter and communications director. He was an officer with the U.S. Army?s 101st Airborne Division. This is his first mystery novel.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: iUniverse
• Date d'édition: 2006
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0595848796
• ISBN 13: 9780595848799
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 192
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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