A Good Knife's Work (Lauren Atwill Mysteries) - Softcover

York, Sheila

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9781410425782: A Good Knife's Work (Lauren Atwill Mysteries)

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ISBN 10: 1410425789 ISBN 13: 9781410425782

Publisher: Thorndike Press, 2010

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Hounded by publicity from a vicious scandal, screenwriter Lauren Atwill escapes LA for the anonymity of New York City. Having handsome PI Peter Winslow along as a bodyguard and a screenplay to write for the popular mystery series Adam Drake, For Hire, should keep her occupied and out of trouble. Then her new friend Hazel Keane -- an heiress and the producer of Adam Drake -- is brutally murdered in her office late at night.

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Sheila York grew up traveling, the daughter of a career army officer. She spent much of her childhood in Munich, Germany, and later studied abroad as an exchange student in both France and England. After post-graduate studies in clinical psychology, she took a sharp turn and enjoyed a long career as a radio disk jockey and occasional news anchor and sports reporter, including assignments in Los Angeles and New York City, where her books are set.

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Screenwriter Lauren Atwill finds the summer of 1946 in Hollywood to be much too hot. Trying to recover from the effects of a vicious scandal, she heads for the anonymity of New York with her bodyguard, Peter Winslow, a handsome private investigator. Working on a screenplay for the popular radio mystery Adam Drake for Hire will keep her busy and out of trouble. Of course, trouble finds her when her new friend Hazel Keane, the producer of the radio show, is murdered in her office. Police arrest the building’s handyman, but Lauren and Peter don’t think he is the culprit. Solving this classic locked-room murder sends Lauren undercover despite Peter’s objections. She finds many dark secrets and almost becomes another victim but still cannot figure out how the killer got in and out. Readers will have fun with this nostalgic trip to radioland. York captures the period atmosphere with wit and provides readers with plenty of romance, scandal, and action. --Barbara Bibel

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