Crashed

Quick-talking burglar Junior Bender gets blackmailed into starting a new career as a private investigator for crooks in this hilarious Hollywood mystery

Junior Bender, a burglar with a magic touch, is being blackmailed into taking on a new freelance job. One of LA's biggest crime bosses is producing a porn movie that someone keeps sabotaging; Junior's job is to figure out who's responsible and keep the movie on track.

The trouble is, he's not sure he can go through with the job, blackmail or no blackmail. The actress lined up to star in the film, Thistle Downing, is an ex-child star who now lives alone in a drug-induced stupor, destitute and uninsurable. This movie would be scandalous fodder for tabloids around the country. Junior knows what he should do--get Thistle out and find her some help--but doing the right thing will land him on the wrong side of some scary people.

Author: Timothy Hallinan
Publisher: Soho Crime
Published: 04/23/2013
Pages: 384
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.61lbs
Size: 7.40h x 5.00w x 1.10d
ISBN13: 9781616952761
ISBN10: 1616952768
BISAC Categories:
- Fiction | Mystery & Detective | Hard-Boiled
- Fiction | Humorous | General
- Fiction | Crime

About the Author
Timothy Hallinan is the Edgar- and Macavity-nominated author of thirteen widely praised books, including The Fear Artist, Crashed, Little Elvises, and The Fame Thief. After years of working in Hollywood, television, and the music industry, he now writes fulltime. He divides his time between California and Thailand.