Synopsis
Actor Sam Holt has packed in Packard, the TV detective he played for several years to much acclaim and lots and lots of money. But success has had its downside: Holt is so closely identified with Packard that he can't get hired to play anyone else. Suddenly, though, someone seems to have a new role for Holt: the role of Dead Body. Years of having watched stunt-drivers do their stuff help Holt avoid becoming a grease-spot on the San Diego Freeway, but his Volvo will never play the violin again. And if Holt can't figure out where the screenwriters are going with this one, he's not going to get a chance for a second take. When the Holt books first came out, in the mid-1980s, critics raved about this new author's wit and style, not realizing that Holt was a pseudonym for one of the wittiest - and savviest - pros in the business. A fast-paced blood-and-blunder thriller - San Diego UnionA warm welcome to Samuel Holt - Lawrence Block Fans of Lawrence Block's Burglar series and, well,
Biography
DONALD E. WESTLAKE has written numerous novels over the past thirty-five years under his own name and pseudonyms, including Richard Stark. Many of his books have been made into movies, including