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The Second Murderer

The Second Murderer

Hardback Published on: 13/07/2023
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Synopsis

It's mid-September, a heatwave has descended on the parched hills of LA and Private Detective Philip Marlowe is called to the Montgomery estate, an almost mythic place sitting high on top of Beverly Hills.

Wealthy twenty-two-year-old Chrissie Montgomery, set to inherit an enormous fortune, is missing. She's a walking target, ripe for someone to get their claws into. Her dying father, along with his sultry bottle blonde girlfriend, wants her found before that happens.

They've hired Anna Riorden, Marlowe's nemesis, too. The search takes them to the roughest neighbourhoods of LA through dive bars and Skid Row. And that's before he finds the body at The Brody Hotel. Who will get to her first, Marlowe, Anne, or the men chasing her fortune? And does she want to be found?

Publisher information

  • Publisher: Vintage Publishing
  • ISBN: 9781787302853
  • Number of pages: 256
  • Dimensions: 241 x 164 x 27 mm
  • Weight: 449g
  • Languages: English

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The Second Murderer
vivid characters and plenty of humour
I have no memory of Philip Marlowe so came to this character with no preconceptions. I have read many of Denise Mina's previous books though. The writing w... READ MORE
Dana Farren
The Second Murderer
Captures the essence of Chandler's Philip Marlowe
Wow, this is fun! Denise Mina has picked up the Marlowe gauntlet and run with it all the way. She piles on the wisecracking, sharp similes of Chandler, man... READ MORE
Mary Picken
The Second Murderer
a cracking tale for both long-time Chandler fans and those who may consider the originals outdated
Reanimating legendary detectives after their creator’s death can sometimes seem like a modern trend, given the plethora of fresh mysteries popping up in re... READ MORE
Craig Sisterson
The Second Murderer
Fantastic!
4.5 rounded up Philip Marlowe is mulling over the Pascoe Pete case and feels disquiet, it’s just too neat and tidy. A phone call takes him out of his r... READ MORE
Celia Short
The Second Murderer
Wonderfully atmospheric
As LA descends into a heatwave PI Phillip Marlowe is called to the mansion of the mega-rich Montgomery clan. The daughter has disappeared and her father w... READ MORE
Jo-anne Atkinson
The Second Murderer
Fast paced, old style
I'm familiar with the famous character of Philip Marlowe, through the silver screen, but this is the first time, I've read a novel based around the charact... READ MORE
Maria's Book Musings
The Second Murderer
Brilliant Californian Crime
The Second Murdered is a novel in the classic southern Californian noir style, but without the pervasive taint of misogyny in much of mid-century American ... READ MORE
ClassyCrimeLover
The Second Murderer
Brilliant Read
It's mid-September, a heatwave has descended on the parched hills of LA and Private Detective Philip Marlowe is called to the Montgomery estate, an almost ... READ MORE
steve cripwell