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Author_Jonathan Ames
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forthcoming
Happy Doll
hard-boiled
Jonathan Ames
LA thriller
murder mystery
police detective
Product details
- ISBN 9781805336648
- Dimensions: 129 x 198mm
- Publication Date: 08 Oct 2026
- Publisher: Pushkin Press
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Paperback
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Maria once experienced things no child should have to. Now an LAPD homicide detective, she's learned to survive on her own wits - and never to trust anyone.
Then, on leave after a tragic shooting, she receives a call. Her estranged ex-con father has been killed, and she must travel to coastal Alabama to settle his affairs.
But when she gets to the lush southern beach town he has made home, the local police evade her questions. She knows something doesn't add up, and that she must get to the truth alone. To do so means following the dark trajectory of her own painful, long-buried past - even if it leads her to places that may be the death of her.
Jonathan Ames is a prize-winning American author. Many of his novels are available from Pushkin Pres, including You Were Never Really Here and the series of Happy Doll thrillers that began with A Man Named Doll. He also created the hit tv shows Bored to Death and Blunt Talk. You Were Never Really Here was adapted for a major Hollywood film by Lynne Ramsay, starring Joaquin Phoenix. A Past Without Pictures is the first book in a new thriller series starring Maria Cole. Jonathan lives in Los Angeles with his dog Fezzik.
