The Bamboo Blonde
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4.5 • 2 Ratings
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- $7.99
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- $7.99
Publisher Description
On their second honeymoon, a woman's husband is arrested for murder
Griselda Satterlee is beginning to regret her second marriage to Con. Their honeymoon was supposed to be joyous, romantic, and full of glamor—all of the things their first marriage wasn't—but instead they are spending it on Long Beach, a Navy town whose fleets have all shipped out to sea. The tedium of Long Beach cannot compare to the insult Con gives Griselda one night, when he picks up a stunning blonde at a bar, leaving his wife in the dust.
When he returns to their hotel, Con explains to Griselda that the woman was planning to shoot herself, so he took her out of the bar to confiscate her gun. Griselda is just beginning to believe him when the blonde turns up dead, and Con is arrested for her murder. Griselda will have to work quickly to salvage their honeymoon, or Con will be forced to trade their bridal suite for death row.
Customer Reviews
Suspense at It’s Best!
Best known for her book “In A Lonely Place,” made into a movie of the same name starring Humphrey Bogart and Gloria Grahame, Dorothy B. Hughes is a master of suspense. I first began reading her works after hearing Robert Muller of TCM laude her novel “The Expendable Man.” That excellent book led me to read more of her works. This was the fifth of her books that I have read and is, in my opinion, her best. You won’t want to put it down. While there is no difficulty keeping track of the characters, you never know until the end which are the heroes and which the villains. Throughout the book there are small and big surprises, twists and turns. But none of it is so unusual as to be unbelievable. Be ready for a thoroughly enjoyable read.