Leonid McGill is
having a bad day. On the train from Philly to New York, a beautiful
woman sits next to him. They connect, but there's a catch. She's
being followed by a man sent by her ex-fiance. In the the elevator
leaving Penn station, McGill is forced to save her almost killing the
man. For that he connects $1500 and a date with the beautiful woman.
When he get to the
office, a man is waiting to see him. Hiram Stent is a vagrant, but he
has been offered a cut in the million dollar inheritance if he can
locate the missing woman who is to receive the money. Leonid refuses
to take the case, and the man is murdered. Now McGill feels honor
bound to take the case to get justice for Stent.
These are not his
only problems. His wife is in a sanitarium after a suicide attempt.
His son, Twill, is out of the office working on a dangerous case of
his own. The women in his life all have their own problems.
Mosley has created a
compelling character in Leonid McGill. A man with a horrific past,
family problems, and love affairs who is able to think about himself
and his circumstances with insight and candor. His ruminations were
some of the best parts of the book.
The book has several
subplots, but it's easy to keep them apart and each adds to the
overall story. The background is well described from the seedy
sections of New York to the elaborate residences of the rich.
If you're a fan of
Chandler and Marlowe, you'll find much to like in Mosley's latest
book.
I reviewed this book
for the Amazon Vine Program.
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