Author: charlesalverson

The sequel to the novel hailed as “…the next best thing to finding a new and unsuspected Raymond Chandler phantasmagoria” (The New Yorker), this hard boiled mystery for fans of John D. MacDonald and Robert Parker might put Joe Goodey to sleep – permanently. She was rich, young and pretty—so why did Katie Pierce jump? Unless she didn’t. Former San Francisco detective turned private investigator … detective turned private investigator Joe Goodey is broke and needs a case. When a wealthy man shows up at Goodey’s local watering hole and cuts him a check on the spot to investigate his…