A man wants to fake his own death—and then things get real—in this PI mystery from the national bestselling author of False Faces. When retail tycoon George Samson appears in Det. Joe DiGregorio’s Manhattan office asking for help in faking his own death, the wary private eye, a former Long Island cop, knows enough to refuse. But Samson’s proposition isn’t easy to forget. So when Samson is found murdered soon afterward, the struggling PI is convinced that his would-be client found another “killer.” There’s only one problem: the death is genuine. Something went wrong somewhere—but what? DiGregorio offers his investigative talents to the new CEO of Samson Stores, who accepts. Since leaving the force, he’s been struggling to make it as a private investigator, and this case could be the making of his new career—or the end of him.
This is a story about a snow-covered island you won’t find on any map.
“Maybe we should ask Kelleher or Bud about him,” he said. “Too late now,” she said. ... I trust Kelleher and Mearns, but I think you guys might be a little ahead ... But instead of a giant “M,” it had a large “F” in blue lettering.
Written and drawn in thirteen tones, from comedy and confession to interpretative dance, Vanishing Actis synchronized in time and space on one melancholy evening.
. . . Praise for Vanishing Act “Thomas Perry keeps pulling fresh ideas and original characters out of thin air.
Living alone on a tiny, snow-covered island with her father, dog and a magician, twelve-year-old Minou deals with her mother's abandonment and hopes to find an explanation when a dead boy washes up on the beach.
Young Anya's hair must be brushed exactly one hundred times (if it's stroked even one hundred and one, she is convinced that she may die).
Featuring diverse and talented Native voices representing different generations, backgrounds, and literary styles, The Great Vanishing Act, addresses the most critical issue facing Native Americans and all indigenous populations in the 21st ...
Series praise “Spunky women who fight for truth, justice, and the American way.”—Fresh Fiction on Final Justice “Readers will enjoy seeing what happens when well-funded, very angry women take the law into their own hands ...
A movie set brings on- and off-set drama to Maggie's neighborhood in this fun mystery--now in paperback!
But Robin is developing a theory of her own. If Melissa met with foul play, why did she take her clothes, her purse, and her cash? If it was such a well-planned vanishing act why is Tommy so reluctant to talk?