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Inscríbete en LibraryThing para averiguar si este libro te gustará. Actualmente no hay Conversaciones sobre este libro. There's been an explosion in Crystal Waters, a gated community outside of Chicago, and Dek Elstrom, an investigator down on his luck, is brought in to authenticate the ransom note. Dek's history comes out slowly; he has a connection to Crystal Waters, is divorced with a ruined business reputation, and is trying to restore a castle turret that his grandfather had built during prohibition, fighting with city hall for building and residency permits. Has been likened to Parker's early Spenser books. When a million-dollar mansion in the wealthy gated community of Crystal Waters explodes following the receipt of an extortion letter, the fearful residents hire former businessman Dek Elstrom, whose own career has been ruined by scandal, to uncover the truth, but the case is complicated when Dek finds himself at the head of the suspect list. A first novel. sin reseñas | añadir una reseña
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An extortion letter arrives at Crystal Waters, one of Chicago's wealthiest gated communities. It makes no specific threats, gives no instructions, demands only that $50,000 be gotten ready?-chump change for an enclave where the cheapest house is worth three million. It's easy to see it as harmless?-a note from a nut. Then a mansion explodes. The homeowners panic, and want it hushed up. If word gets out that a bomber is targeting Crystal Waters, their multimillion-dollar homes will become worthless, a last catastrophe for people strung out from living the good life too well. They hire Dek Elstrom to investigate. Dek Elstrom used to soar high, too, when he lived with his multimillionaire wife at Crystal Waters, but that was before the dominos of his life tipped over and his ex-wife threw him out. Now reduced to living in a crumbling stone turret, bankrupt of everything but attitude, he's not even his own ideal choice for the job. He's too broke, however, to question the motives of a gift-horse client. He needs the money?-and the chance to reconnect with his ex-wife. Another bomb goes off, and Dek realizes the culprit must be someone who is angry, needs money, and used to live at Crystal Waters. Then he realizes something else. He himself is the prime suspect. A sly and clever caper among the richest of the rich, A Safe Place for Dying is for fans of Carl Hiaasen and Robert Crais. No se han encontrado descripciones de biblioteca. |
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There is a fun side-story about Dek's present home. After being thrown out of Crystal Waters, he decides to try to rehab his grandfather's (a former bootlegger) residence. The city is difficult, many old taxes are due and they want to label it historic. A stand-off ensues as Dek continues to rehab and live in the limestone turret. ( )