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Vixen : a nameless detective novel, Bill Pronzini

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"When Nameless is hired by Cory Beckett, a beautiful young woman who claims to be a model, to find her missing brother, Kenneth, it seems to be a routine matter. Kenneth has fled San Francisco in a drug-induced panic to avoid trial on a charge of stealing a valuable necklace from the alcoholic wife of the man for whom he works, wealthy yachtsman Andrew Vorhees. When agency operative Jake Runyon locates and questions the frightened young man, Cory Beckett's motives come into question and the case takes on darkly sinister complexities. Cory lied to Nameless about her livelihood, her relationship with Vorhees, her brother's alleged drug use, and the nature of his alleged crime. Not only is she Andrew Vorhees' mistress, Cory has a secret second lover, factory owner Frank Chaleen, with whom she conspired to frame Kenneth. This bizarre sibling betrayal is part of a diabolical plan that reveals her to be a deadly, designing woman who will stop at nothing to achieve her warped desires. A series of twists and turns drive the story to a truly shocking climax. For not until then do the detectives realise how devilish Cory Beckett really is, a femme fatale who has brought something new to the species--new, and terrible"--
Language
eng
Work
Publication
Edition
First edition.
Extent
220 pages
Note
  • "A Tom Doherty Associates book."
  • "A different, much shorter version of this novel appeared as a Cemetery Dance limited edition in 2012 under the title Femme"--Title page verso
Isbn
9780765335685
Instance
Label
Vixen : a nameless detective novel
Title
Vixen
Title remainder
a nameless detective novel
Statement of responsibility
Bill Pronzini
Creator
Author
Subject
Genre
Language
eng
Summary
"When Nameless is hired by Cory Beckett, a beautiful young woman who claims to be a model, to find her missing brother, Kenneth, it seems to be a routine matter. Kenneth has fled San Francisco in a drug-induced panic to avoid trial on a charge of stealing a valuable necklace from the alcoholic wife of the man for whom he works, wealthy yachtsman Andrew Vorhees. When agency operative Jake Runyon locates and questions the frightened young man, Cory Beckett's motives come into question and the case takes on darkly sinister complexities. Cory lied to Nameless about her livelihood, her relationship with Vorhees, her brother's alleged drug use, and the nature of his alleged crime. Not only is she Andrew Vorhees' mistress, Cory has a secret second lover, factory owner Frank Chaleen, with whom she conspired to frame Kenneth. This bizarre sibling betrayal is part of a diabolical plan that reveals her to be a deadly, designing woman who will stop at nothing to achieve her warped desires. A series of twists and turns drive the story to a truly shocking climax. For not until then do the detectives realise how devilish Cory Beckett really is, a femme fatale who has brought something new to the species--new, and terrible"--
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Hired by a self-proclaimed model to find her missing brother, Nameless questions his client's motives when he discovers inaccuracies in her story and sinister complexities that undermine the case
http://library.link/vocab/ext/novelist/bookUI
10404817
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DLC
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Pronzini, Bill
Dewey number
813
Index
no index present
Literary form
fiction
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True
Series statement
"Nameless Detective" mysteries
Series volume
0040
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  • Nameless Detective (Fictitious character)
  • Private investigators
Target audience
adult
Label
Vixen : a nameless detective novel, Bill Pronzini
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Publication
Copyright
Note
  • "A Tom Doherty Associates book."
  • "A different, much shorter version of this novel appeared as a Cemetery Dance limited edition in 2012 under the title Femme"--Title page verso
Carrier category
volume
Content category
text
Control code
000054667931
Dimensions
22 cm.
Edition
First edition.
Extent
220 pages
Isbn
9780765335685
Isbn Type
(hardback)
Lccn
2015014357
System control number
(OCoLC)911400437
Label
Vixen : a nameless detective novel, Bill Pronzini
Publication
Copyright
Note
  • "A Tom Doherty Associates book."
  • "A different, much shorter version of this novel appeared as a Cemetery Dance limited edition in 2012 under the title Femme"--Title page verso
Carrier category
volume
Content category
text
Control code
000054667931
Dimensions
22 cm.
Edition
First edition.
Extent
220 pages
Isbn
9780765335685
Isbn Type
(hardback)
Lccn
2015014357
System control number
(OCoLC)911400437

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