![]() ![]() His search will take him to the deepest, darkest depths of San Francisco's underbelly, a place as fascinating, frightening and flawed as he is. The landlady's daughter vanished a decade ago and now she wants Sughrue to find her. At the end of a three-week hunt for a runaway bestselling author, Sughrue winds up in a ramshackle bar, with an alcoholic bulldog. All washed down with a hearty dose of whiskey and regret. But more often than not Sughrue is the one committing the crimes - everything from grand theft auto to criminal stupidity. Private detectives are supposed to find missing persons and solve crimes. 'As sweetly profane a poet as American noir could have asked for' Ian Rankin 'A friggin' masterpiece' Dennis Lehane 'The stunner that reinvigorated the genre and jacked up a generation of future crime novelists' George Pelecanos Meet Private Detective C. ![]() ![]() ![]() This novel, written in the style and literary traditions of the so-called 'hard boiled' crime novel, tells the story of private investigator CW Sughrue's search for a runaway young woman, missing for ten years. 'As sweetly profane a poet as American noir could have asked for' Ian Rankin 'A friggin' masterpiece' Dennis Lehane 'The stunner that reinvigorated the genre and jacked up a generation of future crime novelists' George Pelecanos Meet Private Detective C. This detailed literature summary also contains Topics for Discussion and a Free Quiz on The Last Good Kiss by James Crumley. ![]()
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