Whip The Devil (San Francisco Mystery)

By A. K. Beck

San Francisco. 1950. Mindful of classic Golden Age mysteries, Whip The Devil is a blend of a traditional private detective novel and baffling whodunit with a generous dash of noir.When her husband Robert is called to duty in Korea, socialite Meredith Cebrelli is consumed with worry and boredom. She impulsively decides to join Robert's private detective agency, failing under the care of his partner--talented, handsome Valentine Lynch.Her plans to ease into her new role are altered when they are offered a generous fee to vindicate a young man convicted of murder. Her acquaintance with the victim plunges her into the heart of the mystery."Meredith is unaware of the consequences of her decision and how much her life--along with others, strangers to her now--would be transformed. Four people--alive and blissfully ignorant of their Fate, would be dead. Stunning secrets would be revealed, a terrible wrong righted, and a pauper would experience an astonishing reversal of fortune. And she'd undergo a transformation, treading an unknown path toward an uncertain future."Whip The Devil will appeal to fans of Agatha Christie's Tommy & Tuppence mysteries and Dashiell Hammett's Nick and Nora Charles novels.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1548931799
• ISBN13: 9781548931797
• Release Date: September 2017
• Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• Length: 334 Pages
• Weight: 1.26 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.0" x 0.8" x 6.0"