Valentino Mystery #1
Forge Books
September 2010
On Sale: August 31, 2010
Featuring: Valentino
272 pages ISBN: 076532671X EAN: 9780765326713 Paperback Add to Wish List
Enter Valentino, a mild-mannered UCLA film archivist. In the
surreal world of Hollywood filmdom truth is often stranger
than celluloid fiction. When Valentino buys a decrepit movie
palace and uncovers a skeleton in the secret Prohibition
basement, he's not really surprised. But he's staggered by a
second discovery: long-lost, priceless, reels of film: Erich
von Stroheim's infamous Greed.
The LAPD wants to take the reels as evidence, jeopardizing
the precious old film. If Valentino wants to save his find,
he has only one choice: solve the murder within 72 hours
with the help of his mentor, the noted film scholar
Broadhead, and Fanta, a feisty if slightly flaky young law
student.
Between a budding romance with a beautiful forensics
investigator and visions of Von Stroheim's ghost,
Valentino's madcap race to save the flick is as fast and
frenetic as a classic screwball comedy. A quirky cast of
characters, smart dialogue and a touch of romance make this
Estleman's most engaging and accessible novel to date.
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