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Death in North Beach (Carly Paladino & Noah Lang)

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In his newest San Francisco based thriller author Ronald Tierney takes us on a ride through the seamy side San Francisco's art and politics world with many interesting and eclectic characters. the son, the wife, the mistress, the journalist, the companion, the photographer, the rival writer, the Private Investigator, the painter, the real estate developer, the Politician. And a few more

Private Investigator Carly Paladino is asked to prove a mans innocence in the murder of writer Whitney Warfield before he has been charged with a crime. With a lengthy list of possible suspects she enlists the help of Noah Lang. Lang, and Paladino work their way through the complex character list. As they work their way through the list the story becomes complex. They follow many leads and intuitions some appear to be dead ends but maybe not. As you read through the book some characters that you would think could be eliminated might come back into play later. Many people wanted him dead so that their indiscretions would stay a secret. The question is who wanted it more, the son, the wife, the mistress, the journalist, the companion, the photographer, the rival writer, the Private Investigator, the painter, the real estate developer, the Politician. So many to choose from.

While most of the character development of Carly Paladino and Noah Lange was done in the first book "Death in Pacific Heights" there is still enough in this book to give the reader good insight to the Paladino and Lang characters. Tierney does an excellent job of story telling though his interesting and entertaining characters and places. Like "Death in Pacific Heights" he uses real places in San Francisco and describes them to a tee.. When the characters walk into a restaurant Tierney describes the ambiance of the room, the social and economic make-up of the surrounding area.. His writing style really puts you in that place.

Tierney really keeps the suspense flowing through out the book.. He takes the reader on a lot of unexpected twists and turns. In the end he brings these twists and turns together masterfully The way that Tierney closes this mystery is just so riveting. I highly recommend this book.

Two San Francisco private investigators--Carly Paladino and her partner Noah Lang--get involved in the murder of novelist said to be writing a tell-all memoir.
Carly's client, a gigolo, hopes she will turn up enough information to take the heat off him as chief suspect.
There are a lot of potential suspects, and Carly and Noah talk to them all. It's a little hard to keep them all straight as we move from interview to interview.
But the real juice in this story is the author's love affair with the city of San Francisco. You can walk the streets, smell the restaurant offerings and savor the delights--and deterioration--of a neighborhood that may have gotten too popular for its own good.