Mecca for Murder
by Stephen Marlowe
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Pub Date Jun 27 2017 | Archive Date Jul 11 2017
Description
A PI heads from DC to Saudi Arabia to save the life of a client targeted by a hit man.
Nothing will stop the beautiful Fawzia Totah and her lover, US Army colonel Lyman Tyler, from boarding a plane for the Middle East to make their pilgrimage to Mecca. So Fawzia hires Washington PI Chester Drum to serve as bodyguard until she’s safely out of the country.
But Lyman’s wealthy mother, Davisa, doesn’t want Fawzia to go anywhere safely. The violently bigoted, socially connected woman comes from old Virginia money, and she’s not about to let this former dancer from Jordan risk her precious Southern reputation. Not only is her son prepared to convert to Islam for the woman he loves, he’s also already married. When Davisa hires a hit man to track down Fawzia and take her out, Drum has no choice but to follow. However, Davisa’s motives aren’t as simple as they first seem—and the road to Mecca has a sudden turn no one will see coming.
This is a twisting, fast-paced mystery in the vintage series that “combined elements of the hard-boiled detective story and the international espionage thriller” by a recipient of the Private Eye Writers of America’s lifetime achievement award (The New York Times).
Mecca for Murder is the 2nd book in the Chester Drum Mysteries, but you may enjoy reading the series in any order.
Advance Praise
Praise for the Chester Drum Mysteries
“A masterpiece of atmosphere, plot, and genuine anxiety.” —Max Allan Collins, author of Road to Perdition, on Violence Is My Business
“Marlowe’s buoyant skill and credibility lie in the way he has put breath into [his] characters.” —The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
“Very few writers of the tough private-eye story can tell it more accurately than Mr. Marlowe, or with such taut understatement of violence and sex.” —The New York Times Book Review
“A cult author for lovers of noir fiction.” —Mónica Calvo-Pascual, author of Chaos and Madness
“A great pulpster . . . always one of my favorites.” —Ed Gorman, author of The Poker Club
Available Editions
| EDITION | Ebook |
| ISBN | 9781504045124 |
| PRICE | $9.99 (USD) |
