Product Description

When Decimus Fortesque, the millionaire collector of wives and rare manuscripts, hires Archy McNally to locate the Holy Grail of missing tomes-the complete text of Truman Capote's Answered Prayers-Palm Beach's premier P.I. uncovers nothing but scandal.

Luscious Claudia Lester claims to have had the manuscript but declares that her lover, Matthew Harrigan, ran off with it; a lover scorned, Harrigan says Claudia is lying. And Rodney Whitehead, a shady antiques dealer, maintains that neither Claudia nor Harrigan is to be believed. When the supposed owner of the manuscript is found dead in a sleazy motel, the investigating officer, Georgia O'Hara, suspects Archy knows more than he's willing to admit about the murder, the manuscript, and its ardent pursuers composed of ne'er-do-wells and flimflam artists.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #549654 in Books
• Published on: 2002-07-12
• Released on: 2002-07-25
• Original language: English
• Binding: Hardcover
• 320 pages

From Library Journal
The parentage is complex, but the plot should please fans. McNally runs up against a lot of brick walls as he searches for the complete text of Truman Capote's Unanswered Prayers at the behest of a millionaire collector.
Copyright 2002 Cahners Business Information, Inc.

From AudioFile
Archy McNally, a private investigator who is on the trail of a missing Truman Capote manuscript, finds blackmail and murder instead in steamy South Florida. Hired by a well-known collector, McNally doesn't realize the scandal that awaits. McNally's character combines quips, flirtatious banter, and enjoyable suspense to bring this story to a surprising, but light-hearted conclusion. Boyd Gaines weaves the story and characters with skill, using versatile dialects for the different characters. He portrays husky-voiced, sexy females and hard-boiled criminals with subtlety and humor. G.D.W. © AudioFile 2002, Portland, Maine-- Copyright © AudioFile, Portland, Maine

About the Author
Lawrence Sanders, one of America's most popular novelists, was the author of more than twenty-two bestsellers.

Vincent Lardo is the author of The Hampton Affair and The Hampton Connection, as well as three McNally novels.