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After sexy, beautiful, and wild Gayla Jean is found incinerated in a movie star's car, private investigator Matt Murdock is pulled deep into the razoredge life of the California rich
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ROBERT J. RAY is the author of seven previous novels: Cage of Mirrors, The Heart of the Game, Murdock for Hire, The Hitman Cometh, Dial "M" for Murdock, Murdock Cracks Ice, and Merry Christmas, Murdock. A sixth Matt Murdock mystery Murdock Tackles Taos in in process. Ray is also the author of a popular non-fiction series on writing, The Weekend Novelist, and he shares writing techniques on writing at bobandjackswritingblog.com. A native of Texas, Ray holds a PhD from the University of Texas, Austin. Tuesdays and Fridays, he writes at Louisa s Bakery and Café in Seattle.
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"The Austin scenes are brief, but if you are a fan of the hard-boiled but sensitive private eyes of Raymond Chandler and John D. Macdonald, you will feel at home with Ray."
--American-Statesman, Austin, TX
"The story never stops and the lushly decadent southern California life was never more so."
--Publishers Weekly
One night after attending a decadent party in Laguna Beach, aspiring actress Gayla Jean Kirkwood and her Latin actor love interest are murdered. The only person with photographic evidence of the crime, Ellis Dean, fears that the men who took Gayla Jean's life will take his as well. So, who can he turn to in his time of need? None other than weapons expert and private investigator Matt Murdock. In Bloody Murdock, the titular detective finds himself embroiled in a murder mystery rife with danger, intrigue, and a few beautiful women.
There is a great deal to enjoy in Bloody Murdock, especially for readers who crave quality craft in their mystery novels. Murdock is characterized very well and the level of expertise he demonstrates with all the tools of his gumshoe trade reveal just how much time and research author Robert J. Ray put in to composing the narrative. There are moments of suspense, terror, and even disgust throughout this novel handled skillfully with great descriptive language and smart, believable dialogue. There is no question that Bloody Murdock is indeed a bloody good read.
--Michael Albani, Portland Book Review (March 23, 2013)
--American-Statesman, Austin, TX
"The story never stops and the lushly decadent southern California life was never more so."
--Publishers Weekly
One night after attending a decadent party in Laguna Beach, aspiring actress Gayla Jean Kirkwood and her Latin actor love interest are murdered. The only person with photographic evidence of the crime, Ellis Dean, fears that the men who took Gayla Jean's life will take his as well. So, who can he turn to in his time of need? None other than weapons expert and private investigator Matt Murdock. In Bloody Murdock, the titular detective finds himself embroiled in a murder mystery rife with danger, intrigue, and a few beautiful women.
There is a great deal to enjoy in Bloody Murdock, especially for readers who crave quality craft in their mystery novels. Murdock is characterized very well and the level of expertise he demonstrates with all the tools of his gumshoe trade reveal just how much time and research author Robert J. Ray put in to composing the narrative. There are moments of suspense, terror, and even disgust throughout this novel handled skillfully with great descriptive language and smart, believable dialogue. There is no question that Bloody Murdock is indeed a bloody good read.
--Michael Albani, Portland Book Review (March 23, 2013)
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- PublisherPenguin Books
- Publication date1987
- ISBN 10 0140102841
- ISBN 13 9780140102840
- BindingMass Market Paperback
- Number of pages250
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