St. Louis hustle
By: Claire Applewhite
Series: 'Nam noir series
Publisher: L & L Dreamspell
Published: 2011
Place of publication: London, Tex
Language: eng
Number of pages: 208
ISBN-13: 9781603183062
Subjects: Coral Court Motel (Marlborough, Mo.); Private investigators; Murder; Vietnam War, 1961-1975; Fiction; Investigation; Motels; Crime; Veterans
Other titles: Saint Louis hustle
Description: Elvin Suggs, Dimond "Di" Redding and Cobra Glynes are eager to get started on the first case for their new business, Grapevine Investigations: trail Emily Davies' philandering husband, Nick. They follow the cheating husband straight to the Coral Court Motel. Right from the start Di distrusts Emily particularly when the woman is spotted playing doctor with a plastic surgeon at the very same motel. When one of the regular guests turns up dead, the woman's sleazy landlord is quick to point the finger at Emily's cheating husband. After another body turns up at the Motel, Elvin and Di discover there's no escape until they see this twisted case through to the bitter end.
Notes: Contains an excerpt from the author's upcoming novel in the 'Nam noir series, "Candy Cadillac."