The Big Goodbye (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781888146783)

Someone is following Lauren Lewis. She ducks into the office of PI, Jimmy "Soldier" Riley, not to hire him, but to find out if he's the one following her. Back when they were lovers he told her if he ever decided to, she'd never know he was there. It's1940's Panama City, Florida. The world is at war, and the growing panhandle paradise is doing its part. Tyndall Field is training pilots. Wainwright Shipyard is building battleships. The Naval Section Base is protecting vessels in the Gulf. The Dixie Sherman Hotel is hosting celebrities such as Clark Gable. Harry Lewis, a wealthy banker, is running for mayor, unaware his wife is running for her life. With a secret to hide and a husband running for mayor in a city exploding and expanding like no other time in history, Lauren doesn't want trouble, but she's about to get a double-barrel full of it. Only one man can help her, and though it might destroy him, he doesn't mind. Better to die than be the walking wounded. The story of a guy, a girl, and a gun, The Big Goodbye is Florida Noir at its finest.

Author: Michael Lister
ISBN-10: 1888146788
ISBN-13: 9781888146783
Publisher: Pulpwood Press
Language: English
Published: 09/01/2011
Pages: 254
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.01lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.69d

Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 07/18/2011
Library Journal 08/01/2011 pg. 65
Booklist 09/01/2011 pg. 48