Los Angeles. 1962. The body of Mary Barnes is found in a seedy hotel, ... with a bloody X carved into her breast. Is it a signature? Or something else? Laine has been investigating homicides for the L.A. Sheriff's department for years, rolling streets as pallid as a tired prostitute, but this case is different. Why was Mary in a cheap hotel, and where was the baby that she'd recently given birth to? His search for the answer could lead him to a truth that's too dark and unsettling even for him, a hard man who believes he's already seen the worst horrors the city has to hide. Pauline C. Smith (1908-1994) was the author of several novels and many short stories, including the Edgar Award finalist My Daughter is Dead, published in Alfred Hitchcock Mystery Magazine.
- | Author: Pauline C. Smith
- | Publisher: Cutting Edge Books
- | Publication Date: Jul 27, 2022
- | Number of Pages: 176 pages
- | Language: English
- | Binding: Paperback
- | ISBN-10: 1957868201
- | ISBN-13: 9781957868202