The Perpetual Summer (The Chuck Restic Mysteries Book 2)
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SKU 9781945551123
An HR exec-turned-private eye goes deep into a rich LA family’s dangerous secrets in this “crackling crime yarn” by the author of The Silent Second (Kirkus Reviews).
Corporate HR executive Chuck Restic found a new sense of purpose when he started moonlighting as LA’s most unassuming private investigator. And when he’s offered a hundred grand to find a rich old man’s missing granddaughter, it seems like the kind of case even full-time PI’s only dream about. Then reality sets in. It turns out real estate tycoon Carl Valenti has already paid a hefty ransom for his granddaughter’s release—to no avail. Also, Valenti’s chauffer Hector will be at Chuck’s service throughout his investigation—whether he likes it or not.
The trail leads Chuck to a high-profile fight over a new art museum and a forty-year-old murder that won’t stay in the past. As the list of suspects expands to include the girl’s fitness-obsessed mom, her personal life coach, and even the girl herself, all roads seem to lead back to Valenti. And Chuck begins to wonder if this dream job is going to leave him sleeping with the fishes.
Corporate HR executive Chuck Restic found a new sense of purpose when he started moonlighting as LA’s most unassuming private investigator. And when he’s offered a hundred grand to find a rich old man’s missing granddaughter, it seems like the kind of case even full-time PI’s only dream about. Then reality sets in. It turns out real estate tycoon Carl Valenti has already paid a hefty ransom for his granddaughter’s release—to no avail. Also, Valenti’s chauffer Hector will be at Chuck’s service throughout his investigation—whether he likes it or not.
The trail leads Chuck to a high-profile fight over a new art museum and a forty-year-old murder that won’t stay in the past. As the list of suspects expands to include the girl’s fitness-obsessed mom, her personal life coach, and even the girl herself, all roads seem to lead back to Valenti. And Chuck begins to wonder if this dream job is going to leave him sleeping with the fishes.
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Book details
- Author
- Adam Walker Phillips
- Imprint
- Prospect Park Books, an imprint of Turner Publishing Company
- Published
- Pages
- 280
- Formats
- Paperback
- Series
- Chuck Restic Mysteries
- Subjects
- Fiction › Mystery & Detective › Amateur Sleuth
Fiction › Humorous
Fiction › Mystery & Detective › Police Procedural - Topics
- amateur sleuth · private investigator · Los Angeles · missing persons · wealthy families · humorous mystery · noir · corporate satire
- ISBN-13
- 9781945551123
About the author
ADAM WALKER PHILLIPS is a 20-year corporate veteran and the author of the Chuck Restic Mystery Series.
When he’s not writing, Phillips draws on two decades of PowerPoint decks, offsite retreats, and cross-functional teams to fuel his sardonic take on corporate life. That firsthand experience shapes the series' portrayal of a burnt-out HR man who moonlights as a private detective.
Adam lives in the Eagle Rock neighborhood of Los Angeles with his wife and children.