{"product_id":"the-second-murderer-a-philip-marlowe-novel-hardcover","title":"The Second Murderer: A Philip Marlowe Novel - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDenise Mina\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePhilip Marlowe is on the hunt for a missing heiress\u003c\/b\u003e--\u003cb\u003eand up against a rival PI\u003c\/b\u003e--\u003cb\u003ein this smart and atmospheric authorized mystery from acclaimed crime writer and \"one-of-a-kind storyteller\" Denise Mina (James Patterson), the first woman to recreate Raymond Chandler's infamous detective.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eHas Philip Marlowe finally met his match?\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e It's early fall when a heatwave descends on Los Angeles. Private Detective Philip Marlowe is called to the Montgomery estate, an almost mythic place sitting high on top of Beverly Hills. Wealthy socialite Chrissie Montgomery is missing. Young, naïve, and set to inherit an enormous fortune, she's a walking target, ripe for someone to get their claws into. Her dying father and his sultry bottle-blonde girlfriend want her found before that happens. To make sure, they've got Anne Riordan--now head of her own all-female detective agency--on the case, too. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The search for Chrissie takes the two investigators from the Montgomery mansion to the roughest neighborhoods of LA, through dive bars and boarding houses and out to Skid Row. And that's all before they find the body at The Brody Hotel. Who will get to Chrissie first? And what happens when a woman doesn't want to be found? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In \u003ci\u003eThe Second Murderer\u003c\/i\u003e, Denise Mina becomes the first woman to recreate Raymond Chandler's infamous detective, delivering a clever and timely new take on Philip Marlowe, as well as a propulsive, dark, and witty mystery all its own. \u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDenise Mina\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of sixteen novels, including the Reese Witherspoon x Hello Sunshine Book Club pick \u003ci\u003eConviction\u003c\/i\u003e and its sequel \u003ci\u003eConfidence\u003c\/i\u003e, as well as \u003ci\u003eThe Less Dead\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Long Drop\u003c\/i\u003e--winner of the 2017 McIlvanney Prize for Scottish crime book of the year--and the Garnethill trilogy, the first installment of which won the John Creasey Memorial Award for best first crime novel, among others. Mina has twice received the Theakstons Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year Award. She lives in Glasgow. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 256\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.1 x 9.3 x 6.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 01, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47377005609138,"sku":"9780316265645","price":28.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/cde4df79609dc49cb0f173d9208e628e.webp?v=1777715727","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/the-second-murderer-a-philip-marlowe-novel-hardcover","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}