I picked up this book by an author unknown to me on a close out table. I was pleasantly surprised by this book. I really enjoyed the mid-century Sam Spade noir style writing. It is reminiscent of the Dragnet kind of mystery. The story is concise and continues to evolve. In the end, I found to novel to have a bit of a let down for an ending. It did not resonate with the rest of the writing. However, I am going to read