Drop Dead Cadillac

New York after the war is a city where secrets sink deep andsome of them refuse to stay buried.Marlowe Black is a World War II veteran with policeexperience and a reputation for taking cases the cops prefer to ignore. When awealthy and eccentric writer hires him to investigate strange noises comingfrom a car abandoned in a Brooklyn creek, Marlowe expects a quick job thatmight keep the rent paid. Instead, he discovers a red Cadillac half buried inthe mud with two bodies locked inside its trunk.The victims are naked, unidentified, and clearly murdered.What looks like a simple mob execution soon becomessomething far more complicated. The dead woman may be the missing wife of VitoAngelo, an ambitious mob lieutenant climbing the ladder of organized crime. Ifthat connection proves true, Marlowe’s investigation could place him squarelyin the middle of a dangerous war between powerful men.The trail leads deeper into Brooklyn’s underworld, where mobenforcers, crooked politicians, and ambitious gangsters all have something tolose if the truth comes out. As Marlowe pushes forward, he learns that thewoman’s father is Frank DeMatto, a powerful political figure whose influencereaches far beyond the streets of New York. The deeper Marlowe digs, the morehe realizes the case is tangled in corruption, betrayal, and secrets thatpowerful people are determined to keep buried.With help from a few friends in the police department andlittle regard for his own safety, Marlowe keeps pulling at the loose threads ofthe mystery. Soon gunmen begin appearing at his door, mobsters start watchinghis every move, and the investigation threatens to drag innocent people intothe violence surrounding the case.In a city where loyalty is rare and justice is often decidedin back rooms and dark alleys, Marlowe Black must decide how far he is willingto go to uncover the truth.Because sometimes solving a murder means confronting the menwho ordered it.And sometimes the only justice left is the kinddelivered outside the law. Read more