Death in North Beach (Carly Paladino & Noah Lang, 2) - Hardcover

Tierney, Ronald

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0727868500 ISBN 13: 9780727868503

Publisher: Severn House, 2010

Synopsis

The second book in the new Paladino and Lang mystery series from the author of the Deets Shanahan mysteries - Sweet William, a professional companion to the wealthy, needs help. A famous, but not beloved, novelist is found dead, and William is the prime suspect. His only recourse is for the real murderer to be found. Working from an impressive list of suspects, all whose secrets were to be revealed in the victim’s unpublished tell-all memoir, Carly Paladino and Noah Lang stir up serious trouble on their hunt for the missing manuscript – and the murderer.

 

 

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About the Author

Ronald Tierney has been nominated for the Private Eye Writers of America's Shamus Award for Best First Novel, and "Booklist" describes his series featuring semi-retired private investigator "Deets" Shanahan as "packed with new angles and delights." Before writing mysteries, Tierney was founding editor of "NUVO", an Indianapolis alternative newspaper, and the editor of several other periodicals. Ronald lives in San Francisco, where he continues to write. For more information, visit www.ronaldtierney.com.

Review

Tierney, author of the fine Deets Shanahan series, introduces a pair of San Francisco PIs, Carly Paladino and Noah Lang, who are investigating the murder of Whitney Warfield, a celebrated Beat-generation novelist. Carly is initially approached by debonair William Blake, who claims he is a world-class gigolo as well as a longtime friend of Warfield. Not only was he with Warfield only hours before the man was murdered, but the two had a loud, heated argument in front of dozens of witnesses, which means the police will likely see Blake as a "person of interest." But Blake wants to preempt their investigation and provides Carly with a list of alternative suspects. All of the people on the list, he claims, had good reason to hate Warfield because he was threatening to publish a book exposing their darkest secrets. As Carly and Noah investigate, they realize that solving the case will mean unraveling a Byzantine web of half-truths, longforgotten indiscretions, and simmering jealousy. This is a witty, very engaging entry in what promises to be a thoroughly entertaining new series. --Booklist, 1st December 2009

Edition details

• Publisher: Severn House
• Publication date: 2010
• ISBN 10: 0727868500
• ISBN 13: 9780727868503
• Binding: Hardcover
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 224