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Inherit the dead a novel

"TO FIND AN ANGEL, HE MADE A DEAL WITH THE DEVIL. Pericles "Perry" Christo is a PI with a past--a former cop, who lost his badge and his family when a corruption scandal left him broke and disgraced. When wealthy Upper East Side matron Julia Drusilla summons him one cold February nigh...

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Other Authors: Billingham, Mark., Block, Lawrence., Box, C. J., Bruen, Ken., Burke, Alafair., Carter, Stephen L., 1954-, Clark, Marcia., Clark, Mary Higgins., Collins, Max Allan., Connolly, John, 1968-, Grady, James, 1949-, Graham, Heather., Gruley, Bryan., Harris, Charlaine., McDermid, Val., Rozan, S. J., Santlofer, Jonathan, 1946-, Stabenow, Dana., Unger, Lisa, 1970-, Weinman, Sarah., Child, Lee. (Author of introduction, etc.), Fairstein, Linda A. (Author of afterword, colophon, etc.)
Format: Books Print Book
Language: English
Published: New York : Simon & Schuster, 2013.
Edition: First Touchstone hardcover edition.
Subjects:
Ex-police officers > Fiction.
New York (N.Y.) > Fiction.
Noir fiction.
Mystery fiction.
Summary: "TO FIND AN ANGEL, HE MADE A DEAL WITH THE DEVIL. Pericles "Perry" Christo is a PI with a past--a former cop, who lost his badge and his family when a corruption scandal left him broke and disgraced. When wealthy Upper East Side matron Julia Drusilla summons him one cold February night, he grabs what seems to be a straightforward (and lucrative) case. The socialite is looking for her beautiful, aimless daughter, Angelina, who is about to become a very wealthy young woman. But as Christo digs deeper, he discovers there's much more to the lovely "Angel" than meets the eye. Her father, her best friend, her boyfriends all have agendas of their own. Angel, he soon realizes, may be in grave danger. and if Christo gets too close, he just might get caught in the crossfire. This classic noir tale twists and turns down New York's mean streets and along Hamptons' beaches and back roads during a bitterly cold and gray winter where nothing is as it seems and everyone has something to hide."--Provided by publisher.
Item Description: "In an inventive storytelling approach, each writer brings his or her distinctive voice to a chapter of Inherit the Dead, building the tension to a shocking, explosive finale"--Provided by publisher.
"A Touchstone book."
Physical Description: viii, 265 pages ; 24 cm
ISBN: 9781451684759 (hbk.)
1451684754 (hbk.)
Author Notes: Lee Child is the pen name of Jim Grant, who was born in Coventry, England on October 29, 1954. He attended law school at Sheffield University, worked in the theater, and finally worked as a presentation director for Granada Television. After being laid off in 1995 because of corporate restructuring, he decided to write a book. The Killing Floor won the Anthony Award for Best First Novel and became the first book in the Jack Reacher series. In 2012, the first Jack Reacher film was released starring Tom Cruise. His book's, Worth Dying For and Past Tense, made the bestseller list in 2018.

(Bowker Author Biography)

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