The Wheel of Doll

When a wealthy young woman walks into Happy Doll's office with a job for him, LA's most eccentric private eye is not able to refuse. But after Happy starts on the case, an old friend dies, Happy is in jail and then Covid strikes. Can Happy escape both prison and the virus to unmask his mysterious employers and get justice for his dead friend?

A NAME FROM THE PAST When Mary DeAngelo walks into Happy Doll's office, she brings with her the scent of sandalwood perfume, a wholelot of cash, and the name of his old flame: Ines Candle. LURES HAPPY INTO A TRAPInes is living rough up in Washington State, and Mary wants her found. Happy hits the streets to track her down, but soon he realizes he has been used. Now somebody is hunting them.CAN HE FIGHT HIS WAY OUT?Soon two people are dead, and Happy is in big trouble. But he's been here before and he knows that the onlyway to be safe is to get even...

Autorentext

Jonathan Ames is the author of eleven books including Wake Up, Sir!, The Extra Man and You Were Never Really Here, all published by Pushkin Press. He also created the hit HBO comedy Bored to Death, starring Ted Danson, Zach Galifianakis and Jason Schwartzman, as
well as Blunt Talk, starring Patrick Stewart. His thriller You Were Never Really Here was adapted for a major Hollywood film by Lynne Ramsay, starring Joaquin Phoenix. The Wheel of Doll is the second book in the series of Happy Doll thrillers that began with A Man Named Doll.
Jonathan lives in Los Angeles with his dog Fezzik.

Zusammenfassung
'An adept purveyor of the very noir' - The Times