Part of Lew Archer, book 13
First published 1996
Private investigator Lew Archer takes what seems like a straightforward job. A client wants dirt on the charming Frenchman who stole his girlfriend. Archer expects to find the usual romantic triangle, complete with lies and wounded pride. The case shifts when he digs deeper into the foreigner's background. The man connects to a suicide from seven years back. He also owes serious money to dangerous people. What started as a simple matter of the heart becomes something far more complex. Archer must untangle years of deception to understand what really happened. The detective finds himself navigating between past tragedy and present danger. Each revelation pulls him deeper into a web where love, death, and money intersect in deadly ways.
Genres: mystery, crime, thriller, detective
Vibes: dark, emotional, fast-paced, suspenseful
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, unreliable-narrator
238 pages · Paperback · Vintage Crime/Black Lizard