Domenic Stansberry
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
Manifesto for the Dead is a surreal noir that takes as its main character the master of noir, the late crime novelist Jim Thompson at the end of his career, suspecting he has been framed by a Hollywood producer for the murder of a young starlet. An intricate blend of biography, fiction, and suspense, this literary thriller offers a hair-raising portrait of one of crime fiction's most notorious true-life figures-and a brutal satire of the entertainment...
Author
Series
Hard Case Crime book volume HCC-006
Publisher
Dorchester Publishing Co., Inc
Pub. Date
November 2004.
Language
English
Description
"Jake Danser has it all: a beautiful wife, a house in the California hills, a high-profile job as a forensic psychologist. But he's also got a mistress. And when she's found strangled to death with his necktie, the police show up at his door. Now it's up to Jake to prove he didn't do it. But how can he, when all the evidence says he did? As Jake's life crumbles around him, he races to find proof of his innocence. And with every step, the noose is...
