![]() ![]() Even as her other cases offer hints to Paul s fate a missing girl in the grim East Village of the 1980s and an epidemic of missing miniature horses in Marin County- Claire knows: the truth is never where you expect it, and love is the greatest mystery of all. But Claire, the best detective in the world, has other ideas. Pauls wife and the police are sure Paul was killed for his valuable collection of vintage guitars. Washington Post When Claire DeWitt s ex-boyfriend Paul Casablancas, a musician, is found dead in his Mission District house, Claire is on the case. NPRs Fresh Air From the Back Cover The most interesting private eye I ve encountered since Stieg Larsson s Lisbeth Salander. A distinctive new American voice in mystery fiction. ![]() Even as her other cases offer hints to Pauls fate-a missing girl in the grim East Village of the 1980s and an epidemic of missing miniature horses in Marin County-Claire knows: the truth is never where you expect it, and love is the greatest mystery of all. ![]() When Claire DeWitts ex-boyfriend Paul Casablancas, a musician, is found dead in his Mission District house, Claire is on the case. NPRs Fresh Air Book Synopsis From the author of City of the Dead, comes a spellbinding mystery with the most interesting private eye.since Stieg Larssons Lisbeth Salander (Washington Post). ![]() About the Book A distinctive new American voice in mystery fiction. ![]()
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