Certain that the death of Tom Crandall was not a suicide, John Marshall Tanner investigates and learns from Crandall's homeless, paranoid brother some clues that involve greed and malevolence. 25,000 first printing. $15,000 ad/promo.
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From Publishers Weekly
Greenleaf ( Book Case ) packs a wallop in this 10th John Marshall Tanner mystery, which brings the lawyer turned investigator to San Francisco's Tenderloin district for a gritty, chilling series of events. Tanner's drinking buddy, dour Tom Crandall, is found dead, apparently of a self-administered drug overdose. But Tanner, who knew that Tom's marriage to torch singer Clarissa Duncan was crumbling, believes his friend was murdered. His suspicions fall on Clarissa's new beau, multimillionaire entrepreneur Richard Sands. Tanner thinks that Tom's mentally disturbed brother Nick might know why the dead man, in his last message, accused Sands of being "evil incarnate." Searching for Nick in the Tenderloin, Tanner gets involved with a blood hustler named Dracula, who convinces the area's inhabitants that they have liquid gold in their veins. How Tanner figures out who killed Tom and why comes as an anticlimax, after he eliminates one suspect in a grisly game of chicken involving the threatened intravenous administration of tainted blood. Centering on plasma centers, blood banks, HIV, AIDS and donors in the inner city, this isn't a story for the squeamish.
Copyright 1992 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Copyright 1992 Reed Business Information, Inc.
From Library Journal
Narrator and series lead John Tanner, a modern counterpart to Monk, questions the supposed suicide of bar-buddy Tom, an ambulance driver whose beautiful, blues-singing wife has been dating a corporate raider of dubious integrity. Because he suspects murder, Tanner delves into Tom's background, tracks Tom's "lost" schizophrenic brother, finds a motive, and uncovers a scheme involving San Francisco blood banks. Tough, meaty prose, sly twists in plot, and immediacy of action make this a good choice for most collections.
Copyright 1992 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Copyright 1992 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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