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  • Published: 15 May 2013
  • ISBN: 9781616952761
  • Imprint: Soho Press
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 384
  • RRP: $22.99

Crashed




Introducing Junior Bender, the LA burglar-turned-private investigator, in his first mystery.

Quick-talking burglar Junior Bender gets blackmailed into starting a new career as a private investigator for crooks in this hilarious Hollywood mystery
 
Junior Bender, a burglar with a magic touch, is being blackmailed into taking on a new freelance job. One of LA’s biggest crime bosses is producing a porn movie that someone keeps sabotaging; Junior’s job is to figure out who’s responsible and keep the movie on track.

The trouble is, he’s not sure he can go through with the job, blackmail or no blackmail. The actress lined up to star in the film, Thistle Downing, is an ex-child star who now lives alone in a drug-induced stupor, destitute and uninsurable. This movie would be scandalous fodder for tabloids around the country. Junior knows what he should do—get Thistle out and find her some help—but doing the right thing will land him on the wrong side of some scary people.

  • Published: 15 May 2013
  • ISBN: 9781616952761
  • Imprint: Soho Press
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 384
  • RRP: $22.99

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Praise for Crashed

Praise for Timothy Hallinan's crime fiction:
"A modern-day successor to Raymond Chandler." --Los Angeles Daily News

"This is Hallinan at the top of his game. It's laugh-out-loud funny without ever losing any of its mystery.... Junior Bender--a crook with a heart of gold--is one of Hallinan's most appealing heroes, rich with invention, and brimming with classic wit." --Shadoe Stevens, Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson

"Hallinan has a genuine ability to write effective prose, engaging repartee, sharp and witty characterization." --Washington Post Book World