TO DIE IN BEVERLY HILLS - Softcover

Gerald Petievich

Softcover

ISBN 10: 067163156X ISBN 13: 9780671631567

Publisher: Pocket, 1989

Synopsis

Beverly Hills is the opulent setting for a confrontation between courage and corruption, as the wealthy are pitted against the underworld of have-nots desperate for a share of the spoils

About this title

About the Author

Gerald Petievich has made a career in criminal investigation. He served first as a Special Agent in the U.S. Army Intelligence Corps, and, as a Special Agent of the U.S. Secret Service of the Treasury Department, he spent some time in the Paris office where he worked with Interpol, chasing counterfeiters of U.S. currency all over Europe, Africa and the Middle East.

He comes from a family of cops - his father and brother are both officers in the Los Angeles Police Department, and he has been working as Secret Service Representative to the Los Angeles Federal Strike Force Against Organised Crime and Racketeering.

Gerald Petievich is as intensely committed to his job - and as free from illusions about it - as is his protagonist, Charles Carr.

The authors' experiences intensify the reality of his numerous, and critically aclaimed works. His best selling novel, "To Live and Die in L.A.," was made into a major motion picture. Some of his other titles are "To Die in Beverly Hills," "Paramour," "Earth Angels," "Money Men," "Shakedown," and "The Quality of the Informant."

Review

"...plotted with ...delicacy: all interlocking events mesh with precision, and the finished product is nearly flawless." -- Miami Herald

"A fine book, gritty and genuine, with many slimy characters and a few admirable ones." -- New York Times Book Review

"Gerald Petievich's protagonist has abundant life, a kind of charm... and is an exceedingly dangerous man to cross." -- The New Yorker

Edition details

• Publisher: Pocket
• Publication date: 1989
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 067163156X
• ISBN 13: 9780671631567
• Binding: Paperback