The Monet Murders, Terry Mort
The Monet Murders, Terry Mort
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The Monet Murders

Author: Terry Mort

Narrator: Tony Pasqualini

Unabridged: 7 hr 40 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 09/15/2015


Synopsis

Private-investigator-to-the-stars Riley Fitzhugh finds himself caught up in the case of a missing Hollywood beauty—and a stolen Monet—in a 1930s hard-boiled caper as deadly as it is delightful.Hollywood, 1934. Prohibition is finally over, but there is still plenty of crime for an ambitious young private eye to investigate. Though he has a slightly checkered past, Riley Fitzhugh is well connected in the film industry and is hired by a major producer—whose lovely girlfriend has disappeared. He is also hired to recover a stolen Monet, a crime that results in two murders … with more to come.Along the way Riley investigates the gambling ships anchored off LA, gets involved with the girlfriend of the gangster running one of the ships, disposes of the body of a would-be actor who assaults Riley's girlfriend, and meets an elegant English art history professor from UCLA who helps him authenticate several paintings.Living at the Garden of Allah Hotel, Riley meets and assists many Hollywood screenwriters, who frequent the hotel bar. Incidentally one of these gents, whose nom de plume is Hobey Baker, might actually be F. Scott Fitzgerald.Evoking the classic hard-boiled style, The Monet Murders is a charmingly cozy murder mystery by a novelist whose "lucid, beautifully written books are a pleasure to read" (Wall Street Journal).

About Terry Mort

Terry Mort did his undergraduate work in English literature at Princeton University and his graduate work at the University of Michigan. After school he served as an officer in the Navy, specializing in navigation and gunnery. His service included a lengthy deployment to Vietnam. He is the author of The Hemingway Patrols and The Wrath of Cochise. He has also edited works by Mark Twain, Jack London, and Zane Grey. He lives with his wife, Sondra Hadley, in Sonoita, Arizona, and Durango, Colorado.

About Tony Pasqualini

Tony Pasqualini has performed in and directed over a hundred plays on countless stages around the country for forty years. He is one of the founders of the Freehold Theatre and Acting Studio in Seattle as well as a member of the Pacific Resident Theatre in Los Angeles. Tony has also guest starred on many television shows including The Office, Without a Trace, CSI: NY, Mad Men, Bones, and Frasier.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Nick

I went the audio book route with this. It was something to pass the time during my commute to work. I found myself rolling my eyes at the male protagonist's need to name drop well known authors and characters. We get it. You read a lot. I also wondered how he got anything done in the book with all t......more

Goodreads review by Fern

Lightweight mystery, fun literary references and entertaining setting of Hollywood's heyday. Nice summer read by the pool.......more

Goodreads review by Kristen

I enjoyed this, but not as a murder mystery. This book's appeal, for me, was much more for its sense of place, and its very clever and amusing writing, as opposed to the investigation of the murder. The murder mystery part of this fell very flat for me. It just wasn't that interesting. The fun part of......more


Quotes

“Mort generally keeps the banter-filled proceedings as bubbly as the beverage his handsome protagonist frequently shares with a number of knockouts…Readers will hope to see more of Bruno.” Publishers Weekly

“The terms noir and delightful usually aren’t used together, but they pair up happily in this entertaining romp…The key is the tone. Mort has fun with noir conventions but never mocks them—a difficult trick to bring off and he does it masterfully…This one’s all about mood.” Booklist