The Reluctant Matador: A Hugo Marston Novel (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781633880023)

A nineteen-year-old aspiring model has disappeared in Paris. Her father, Bart Denum, turns to his old friend Hugo Marston for help. Marston, the security chief at the American Embassy, makes some inquiries and quickly realizes something is amiss: Bart's daughter was not a model, but rather a dancer at a seedy strip club. And she headed to Barcelona with some guy she met at the club. With his friend and former CIA agent, Tom Green, Marston heads for Barcelona. The two sleuths identify the man last seen with the girl, break into his house, and encounter a shocking scene: Bart Denum, standing over the dead and battered body of their mysterious stranger. Though Bart protests his innocence, under the damning circumstances, Spanish authorities arrest him for murder. The two American investigators are faced with their biggest challenge ever: find the real killer, prove Bart's innocence, and locate his missing daughter--without getting killed along the way.

Author: Mark Pryor
ISBN-10: 1633880028
ISBN-13: 9781633880023
Publisher: Seventh Street Books
Language: English
Published: 06/02/2015
Pages: 308
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.65lbs
Size: 8.10h x 5.50w x 0.90d

Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 04/01/2015
Publishers Weekly 04/20/2015
Romantic Times 06/01/2015 pg. 70 - Excellent
Booklist 05/15/2015 pg. 28