  Winner
of the 1998 Minnesota Book Award
The
brash and resourceful St. Paul private investigator
Holland Taylor takes on an unpromising embezzlement
case -- an elderly woman has been cheated out of
her life savings. But when Taylor tracks down
Levering Field, the unscrupulous businessman who
handled her investments, he finds that more is at
stake -- Mrs. Gustafson's financial ruin is only
one strand in a spider's web of fraud and
intrigue.
With
the help of his elegant attorney lady love and an
eccentric computer-genius friend, Taylor starts
probing under cover into Field's activities and
soon finds that someone seems anxious to derail his
investigation. The game quickly becomes serious
when Field is found shot to death and Taylor first
is suspected of the crime and then is shot
himself.
Frightened
at the dangerously widening net but determined to
get answers, Taylor follows a trail to computer
records that reveal a list of prominent people with
large investments in Field's operations. Millions
of dollars are at stake, as well as the reputations
of the most powerful people in The Cities. As a
hired killer pursues him, Taylor races to put
together the last pieces of the puzzle, find the
money, and catch the people who are willing to do
anything to stop him.
Reviews
Housewright
follows up his Edgar-winning debut (Penance,
1995) with a greased-lightning tale of scam and
counterscam that's still bubbling merrily when the
fat lady sings.
--Kirkus Reviews
Finely
drawn locations, intriguing plot, and exciting
action... Taylor is complex, funny, brave, and
flawed. David Housewright has done it again.
--Nevada Barr
The
story moves swiftly, thanks to constantly changing
venues and vigorous dialogue . . . The characters
are colorful.... For readers who appreciate a
fast-paced, event-packed story line, Housewright
delivers.
--St. Paul Pioneer Press
Housewright
tells a good story in a setting he makes his
own.... Housewright's wit should earn him
acclaim....
--Publisher's Weekly
Other books by David Housewright
Jelly's Gold
Madman On A Drum
Dead Boyfriends
Pretty Girl Gone
Tin City
A Hard Ticket Home
Penance
Dearly
Departed
Anthologies
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