Some thugs visit Hollywood fix-it man
Rick Holman and warn him to to decline his next engagement. Of course
he doesn't, and Rick finds himself in the middle of a kidnapping plot
involving a famous actor's daughter with the backdrop of a
backstabbing family feud. Was it a real kidnapping? A publicity
stunt? It's Rick's job to figure it all out in this short, sexy
126-page novel from 1970. The writing is good, the dialogue is crisp,
the women are beautiful and the sex scenes are sexy (but not
graphic). But the solution to the novel's ultimate question was a bit
of a convoluted mess for serious mystery purists. Then again, mystery
purists don't turn to Carter Brown as a top-shelf talent. For readers
seeking a fast-moving, sexy Hollywood story that you can knock out in
a few hours, this was a fun read. Recommended.
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