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Philip Reed doesn't waste any time getting down to business in his second book about a slightly bent but basically good-hearted Los Angeles car dealer named Harold Dodge. On page one, right after a bunch of gangbangers on the 405 freeway give thumbs-up approval to his lime green '64 Chevy Impala SS with 300-horsepower engine, Harold begins to muse: "He had lived here his whole life until he was forced to leave the country last year because of a couple of murders he didn't commit. Now, he was back to straighten things out. Repair the damage he had done to Vikki's life, and his own, and--who knows?--make some nice money in the process." As readers of Reed's Edgar-nominated debut novel, Bird Dog, know, Vikki is the widow of Dodge's former employer, a man killed because of a crooked car deal by the woman who became Harold's lover. Reed's second outing is as complicated, colorful, and full of great cars as his first--and judging by the tire tracks left at the end, there's a good chance that Mark III will soon be in your showrooms. --Dick Adler
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From Publishers Weekly
The Edgar- and Anthony-nominated author of Bird Dog (1997) returns with a slick sequel that will make readers leery of car salesmen for life. Harold Dodge leaves his lover, Marianna Perado, recovering from gunshot wounds in Chile and heads back to L.A. in hopes of scoring the money needed for the operation that will help her walk again. Dodge seeks out Vikki Covo, widow of his former boss, Joe, whom Marianna killed in a rage over a raw deal in the series debut. Dodge has the key piece of information that Vikki needs: the whereabouts of her husband's body. With a body, Vikki can claim the insurance and maybe get back her share of his car dealership, and Dodge can get the money he needs for Marianna. The policy won't pay off if Covo's death is ruled a suicide, but if Dodge tells the truthAthat Covo was murderedAhe could be charged. Mix in a handsome, sleazy insurance agent who can't afford to pay the claim, a nasty chop-shop owner and his opera-singing goon of a brother, and the stage is set for a rollicking bumper-car ride to see whose scheme will pay off first. Reed makes the ins and outs of the car business and insurance scams into a high horse-powered tale loaded with dark-humor extras. The ending leaves room for further adventures of Dodge in Reed's inimitable "car noir" series. (July) FYI: Simultaneous release of Bird Dog in Pocket mass market paperback.
Copyright 1998 Reed Business Information, Inc. --Ce texte fait référence à une édition épuisée ou non disponible de ce titre.
Copyright 1998 Reed Business Information, Inc. --Ce texte fait référence à une édition épuisée ou non disponible de ce titre.
