Description

A NAME FROM THE PAST
When Mary DeAngelo walks into Happy Doll’s office, she brings with her the scent of sandalwood perfume, a whole
lot of cash, and the name of his old flame: Ines Candle.

LURES HAPPY INTO A TRAP
Ines is living rough up in Washington State, and Mary wants her found. Happy hits the streets to track her down, but soon he realizes he has been used. Now somebody is hunting them.

CAN HE FIGHT HIS WAY OUT?
Soon two people are dead, and Happy is in big trouble. But he’s been here before and he knows that the only
way to be safe is to get even…

Publisher Review

'Praise for A Man Named Doll' - . 'I loved this book - it's quirky, edgy, charming, funny and serious, all in one. Very highly recommended' - Lee Child, author of the Jack Reacher series 'A stiff shot of timeless Hollywood noir, spiked with black humour and leaving a warm glow as it goes down' - Chris Brookmyre, author of Quite Ugly One Morning 'It's witty and funny and philosophical too... I hope there's more to come from this character' - Richard Herring 'Like the streets of LA at night, Jonathan Ames's sentences are long and fast and can end in something fatal. The template, of course, is Raymond Chandler and especially Ross Macdonald's Lew Archer, with a dash of Chinatown... Its frequently macabre goings on [are] shot through with darkly comic flourishes. Motel, money, murder, madness: it has all you need to keep you happy' - The Times, Thriller of the Month