Lawrence Sanders & Vincent Lardo - [Archy McNally 11] - McNally's Alibi (v5 0)
epub | 539.66 KB | English | Author :Lawrence Sanders, Vincent Lardo | 9781453298336 | 2013 | Putnam Adult

Book Description :

When Decimus Fortesque, the millionaire collector of wives and rare manuscripts, hires Archy McNally to locate the Holy Grail of missing tomes-the complete text of Truman Capote's Answered Prayers-Palm Beach's premier P.I. uncovers nothing but scandal.

Luscious Claudia Lester claims to have had the manuscript but declares that her lover, Matthew Harrigan, ran off with it; a lover scorned, Harrigan says Claudia is lying. And Rodney Whitehead, a shady antiques dealer, maintains that neither Claudia nor Harrigan is to be believed. When the supposed owner of the manuscript is found dead in a sleazy motel, the investigating officer, Georgia O'Hara, suspects Archy kno more than he's willing to admit about the murder, the manuscript, and its ardent pursuers composed of ne'er-do-wells and flimflam artists.

From Library Journal
The parentage is complex, but the plot should please fans. McNally runs up against a lot of brick walls as he searches for the complete text of Truman Capote's Unanswered Prayers at the behest of a millionaire collector.
Copyright 2002 Cahners Business Information, Inc.

Review
'Perfect for that long-haul flight, McNally's Dilemma always manages to balance its pretensions with wit' - South Wales Evening Post 'For those who prefer their crime in very funny doses.' - Mike Ripley, Daily Telegraph 'Archy McNally is a wonderfully unlikely character, the Bertie Wooster of private detection... suspend belief and sit back and enjoy.' - Guardian 'Sanders writes smoothly about characters complex enough to care for, deftly suggesting the grimace behind the grin.' - Cosmopolltan 'Fluent and confident, urban and urbane intelligence.' - The Sunday Times

Category : | Noir Crime, Serial Killers, Private Investigator Mysteries