Title: The Melting Clock
First published: 1991
Description: Talk about surreal! An ax-wielding monk hacks at a door, while on the other side private detective Toby Peters is running as fast as his recently broken leg will allow, alongside Salvador Dalí, dressed in a rabbit suit, repeatedly muttering “grasshoppers” as they try to make their escape.
 
It all started when Dalí hired a gang of burglars to steal three of his own paintings—a publicity stunt that spiraled out of control when the thieves refused to give the missing masterpieces back. Dalí hired Peters to find the artwork, but now it seems the pair may have painted themselves into a corner.
Subjects: Fiction, Private investigators, Toby Peters (Fictitious character), Peters, Toby (Fictitious character), Large type books, Peters, toby (fictitious character), fiction, California, fiction, Fiction, mystery & detective, general, Private investigators, fiction, Hollywood (los angeles, calif.), fiction
Places: California, Los Angeles (Calif.), Los Angeles
People: Salvador Dali