Billionaire Harold Mattlock hires elusive p.i. Gil Yates (The Con, Knoll Pubs., 1996) to find the psychotic bomber who has targeted seven powerful men?himself included?for destruction. Mattlock's influence brings Gil FBI assistance, appointments with the other potential victims, and first-class accommodations all the way. Gil even falls in with a gorgeous, affectionate woman who shares her copious research into American terrorist organizations. As in the previous Gil Yates adventures, the plot capitalizes on his eccentric behavior, naively humorous predicaments, and lucky breaks. A good choice for all collections.
Copyright 1997 Reed Business Information, Inc.
From Booklist
Boyle has hit his stride with this latest Gil Yates novel. In a Nutty Professorlike transformation (without chemicals), humdrum realtor Malvin Stark regularly morphs himself into the supercool Yates, a high-priced private eye who solves the most demanding cases and lands the most gorgeous women. His latest caper involves a wacko who has decided to kill the seven people he believes control the world. Two have already fallen, and the next on the list, a powerful publishing mogul, hires Yates to make sure he's not the next to drop. Yates becomes obsessed with the case; to find out how "those crazy people" think, he sits in on meeting after meeting with conspiracy theorists and their ilk. In the process, he falls for a beautiful, wealthy woman who has been researching such psychos for years--but what's her agenda? Trying to answer that question drives this satisfying thriller, which is sustained by a refreshingly quirky tone and an offbeat style. Mary Frances Wilkens
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