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1954
4.1(18 reviews)
Publisher: Vintage Crime/Black Lizard
192 pages
ISBN: 978-0307741448
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Death Likes It Hot

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In Death Likes it Hot , dashing P.R. man Peter Sargeant travels out to a posh beach community to help a wealthy socialite plan an end-of-summer party. His enjoyment of the sun, the surf, and the company of a lovely young fashion reporter is interrupted by the death of the socialite's niece: she mysteriously drowns while swimming on a crowded beach. No one suspects murder until the police find a lethal dose of sleeping pills in her system. As Sargeant watches the police's investigation unfold, he keeps an eye on the grieving socialite; the victim's famous painter husband; a suspiciously cheery brother and sister; and a garrulous tabloid columnist. Now, instead of planning guest lists, wine choices, and menus, Sargeant is faced with a killer unlike he's ever faced: highly sophisticated, devilishly clever, and just as smooth as he is.

Book Information

Title:Death Likes It Hot
Author:Gore Vidal
Series:Peter Cutler Sargent II Books
Book Number:#3
Published:1954
Pages:192
ISBN-10:307741443
ISBN-13:978-0307741448
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Series Progress

This book is part of the Peter Cutler Sargent II Books series and is book #3 in the series.