Krapp's Last Cassette
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Publisher Description
"Anne Argula’s menopausal detective will give mystery fans multiple hot flashes of horror, humor, and surprise."—Tom Robbins
Quinn, a sharp-tongued private investigator in Seattle who's been busy waving goodbye to her philandering husband while fanning her hot flashes with her other hand, has just bumped into a case that threatens to expose the compassionate heart beneath her hard-boiled exterior.
A fifteen-year-old named Danny has suffered hideous abuse at the hands of his twisted parents, and now he's battling a life-threatening illness. Danny's saga has been turned into a bestselling memoir that is about to be adapted into a made-for-TV movie. The screenwriter, Alex Krapp, has talked to the weak, reclusive Danny only over the phone. But now a cynical reporter who believes that the kid doesn't exist is about to put her suspicions in print. Can Quinn find and vindicate Danny before he dies?
Quinn is not only moved by the tale but a little attracted to Krapp himself. And yet something seems strange. Why does the story have so many similarities to her previous high-profile murder case, and why has Krapp hired her? While Quinn gets in touch with her feminine side, her suspicions force her to keep one hand on her Smith & Wesson LadySmith.
"Argula s a funny and original new voice."—Rocky Mountain New
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Smart prose, a compelling plot line and an original narrative voice mark Edgar-finalist Argula's third Quinn novel (after 2007's Walla Walla Suite) as a standout from the contemporary PI pack. Alex Krapp, a well-paid Hollywood screenwriter who hobnobs with Dustin Hoffman, summons the Seattle detective to L.A. for an unusual assignment. Krapp needs Quinn's help in proving the existence of 15-year-old Danny Timpkins, an abuse survivor (his parents were members of a satanic cult) who at 14 wrote a moving memoir of hope that Krapp is adapting for HBO. Because a Vanity Fair reporter seeks to show that the Danny represented in the memoir doesn't exist, Quinn must dig up proof to the contrary. Her own doubts magnify after she realizes Danny's history is similar to that of an abuse victim she put away for rape. Quinn's humorous and compassionate humanity merit her a long literary life. Recent controversies over fraudulent memoirs make this particularly timely.
