A Private Investigation
Synopsis:
Sara Scott, private eye, discovers that her husband’s murderer is the California state comptroller.
Book Excerpt:
Sara started up the stairs into the blackness. She sensed danger, couldn’t control the fear making the back of her neck tingle. Was it all in her mind? No matter. Her heart was pounding. Then she saw a shaft of light coming from the glass of her office door and sighed with relief. Nothing to worry about. Helen was there. Familiar Helen. An oasis of Helen. “Helen, it’s me, Sara.” She stopped short. No Helen. Had she left the lights on or—. She spun around. Someone big and strong grabbed her from behind and laid the honed edge of a knife across her throat....
Topics/Categories:
California politics; political corruption, Female detectives, female private investigators, single women
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Original Publish Date:
May 1, 1980
Publishing Notes:
This novel was the basis for CBS’s World Premiere movie, Missing Pieces, first aired in 1983. “It will keep you reading.” —King Features Syndicate. “Fast and entertaining.” -The Charlotte (N.C.) Observer.
Formats:
Hardcover Paperback
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