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Book Description Paperback. Condition: Fair. 320 pages. wear, creases, sunned spine, tanned pages INHERIT THE DEADby 20 great crime wr itersSimon & Schuster, UK, 2013ISBN 9781471 130182trade pb, 320ppFAIR: wear, creases, sunne d spine, tanned pagesPerry Christo is a PI with a pas t. A one-time NYPD homicide cop, his career was ruined when a cop s-on-the-take scandal ripped through the department. Though innoc ent, Perry had no way to prove it, and when he lost his job it wa s the last nail in the coffin of a strained marriage - his wife l eft him and took their young daughter with her. In order to drown his anger and grief, Perry throws himself into mindless work as a private investigator for petty crimes. But one day, a call from an Upper East Side matron, Julia Drusilla, throws his world upsi de down. Julia needs Perry to track down her stunningly beautiful yet hopelessly aimless daughter, Angelina, who has disappeared. Her 21st birthday is around the corner and she is set to inherit her grandfather's considerable wealth. But as Perry digs deeper i nto the case, into one suspect after another, he discovers that A ngelina may have more to her story than anyone may have realized, and that the person who has threatened her life is now coming af ter him.Collaborative project by 20 crime fiction aut hors, with proceeds to Safe Horizon.Authors:Mar k Billingham; Lisa Unger; John Connolly; Mary Higgins Clark; Val McDermid; Ken Bruen; Max Allan Collins; Jonathan Santlofer; SJ Ro zan; Charlaine Harris; Stephen L. Carter; Dana Stabenow; Alafair Burke; James Grady; Bryan Gruley; Sarah Weinman; Marcia Clark; He ather Graham Lawrence Block; CJ Box. Seller Inventory # 1114i