That Left Turn at Albuquerque

A hardboiled valentine to the Golden State, That Left Turn at Albuquerque marks the return of noir master Scott Phillips. Douglas Rigby, attorney-at-law, is bankrupt. Hes just sunk his last $200,000a clandestine loan from his last remaining client, former bigshot TV exec Glenn Haskillinto a cocaine deal gone wrong. The lesson? Never trust anyone else with the dirty work. Desperate to get back on top, Rigby formulates an art forgery scheme involving one of Glenns priceless paintings, a victimless crime. But for Rigby to pull this one off, hell need to negotiate a whole cast of players with their own agendas, including his wife, his girlfriend, an embittered art forger, Glenns resentful nurse, and the mans money-hungry nephew. One misstep, and it all falls apartwill he be able to save his skin? Written with hard-knock sensibility and wicked humor, Scott Phillipss newest novel will cement him as one of the great crime writers of the 21st century.