Come to Dust (Keith Moody Mystery) - Hardcover

Matthews, Greg

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0802733174 ISBN 13: 9780802733177

Publisher: Walker Books, 1998

Synopsis

Keith Moody's life is coming together nicely: happily married to Myra, his first novel published (to good reviews, though the sales left something to be desired), his second in the hands of his agent, and now, here on the beach, someone is reading his book. When he goes over to the young man to find out if he likes it, to offer to autograph it for him, Moody finds himself staring down the barrel of a gun and into the eyes of a madman.... Getting away is relatively easy, a matter of some fast talk and promises. But nothing seems to help when Moody discovers that someone has made him a target. He has nothing of value, though he does have his old job as a screenwriter for Empire Productions back - and under conditions he finds more than acceptable after the horrible events that led to his being fired. But then the man living in his old apartment is murdered and while the cops drag Moody to the scene, someone breaks into his new home, ransacking it. Fortunately, Myra wasn't there at the time; unfortunately, she's about to be kidnapped....

About this title

From Publishers Weekly

This adventure is notable more for its atmospheric authenticity than its puzzle. It's 1944 in Hollywood, and three years have passed since screenwriter and novelist Keith Moody was introduced in Far from Heaven. While his wife is away for the reading of her uncle's will, Moody meets a man reading his book--a rare event in the not-too-successful scribe's life--but when he strikes up a conversation, the fan pulls a gun and asks for his wallet instead of his signature. Moody saves his cash, but further efforts to elude the wacky reader draw him into the grisly murder of the current tenant at his former home. Moody's fortunes seem to turn when he is rehired at Empire Productions to write a script for English heartthrob Nigel Lawson. Another turn of the wheel, however, sets Nazi agents, FBI men, the local cops and some weird nursing-home operators in apparent pursuit of Moody and his wife. It's all plenty convoluted, but Matthews keeps the trip enjoyable with the 1940s ambiance, the beleaguered Moody family and a final odd caper that involves smuggling a coffin into Mexico.

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About this edition

• Publisher: Walker Books
• Publication date: 1998
• ISBN 10: 0802733174
• ISBN 13: 9780802733177
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 318