Detective & the Pipe Girl

<p><strong>Finalist for the 2015 Nero Wolfe Award</strong></p><p><strong>Finalist for the 2015 Shamus Award</strong></p> <p>With a style as distinct as crime masters such as Elmore Leonard Carl Hiassen and Harlan Coben Michael Craven delivers a richly atmospheric humorous fast-paced mystery that introduces unforgettable private eye John Darvelle and brilliantly captures the seductive mood and magnetism of Los Angeles.</p><p>Private Detective John Darvelle is a man of specific tastes--simple design smart women cheap American beer. He's a man of specific opinions--drive a car nobody can remember avoid brunch at all costs and don't live in Brentwood. And he adheres to his own professional code--an indelible blend of commitment loyalty and experience. He also plays a lot of ping-pong.</p><p>Arthur Vonz is one of Tinseltown's most powerful men a filmmaker among the ranks of Spielberg Coppola and Kubrick. He hires Darvelle to find a young woman named Suzanne Neal an incandescent beauty who just might be hiding something.</p><p>What starts as an easy assignment soon has Darvelle plunging deep into the seductive and hidden world of Hollywood's elite. A twisting turning journey that puts him face-to-face with the LAPD a ruthless underground crime operation and a cold-blooded killer.</p><p>It's the case of a lifetime that could end his life.</p><p></p>