The Left-Handed Policeman

The Left-Handed Policeman

Robert Westbrook
Author of the Howard Moon Deer Mysteries

"The battle of wits and nerves that unfolds in this expertly paced novel as Nicky struggles to snare the serial killer, keep his job, and juggle an increasingly complex love life make for compelling reading . . . In Nicky Rachmaninoff [Robert Westbrook has] created one of the most engaging new detective heroes since Joseph Wambaugh got philosophical. About the only thing that cushions the disappointment of coming to the end of this page-turner is the knowledge that there's a sequel in the works." â€”Wall Street Journal

Murder in Beverly Hills

A killer is on the loose in Beverly Hills. Late at night, as moguls, starlets, actors, and rock stars head home after a night on the town, a Corvette pulls up beside a Rolls-Royce at a traffic light. A gun goes offâ€”and another of Hollywood's elite lies dead.

Beverly Hills cowers in terror. It's up to Police Lt. Nicky Rachmaninoffâ€”reluctant cop, ex-hippie, divorced father, and the meanÂest left-handed jazz pianist in all L.A.â€”to trap the murderer before he dispatches all of SouthÂern California's rich and famous. It's an assignÂment Nicky is reluctant to take on: He'd rather play the piano, worry about his love life, or gaze at the stars above his Hollywood Hills bungalow than search out a serial killer.

Nicky's ex-wife, the beautiful blond star of TV's "Cassie and the Cop," suddenly wants Nicky back. But Nicky finds himself caught up with the lovely and well-heeled widow of one of the murder victimsâ€”even as he thinks he really does love his ex-wife.

But someone else loves "Cassie," too. His name is Lawrence Ferguson and he is a nobody. After being diagnosed as terminally ill, LawÂrence quits his job, withdraws his life savings, moves to the Beverly Hills Hotel . . . and buys himself a Corvette. And Lawrence has decided to exercise his final fantasy on the woman whose television image he has long worshiped. Can Nicky stop him in time?

The Left-Handed Policeman is a gripping novel of lifeâ€”and deathâ€”among the big names and the nameless of Beverly Hills. NovÂelist Robert Westbrookâ€”himself the son of a famous Hollywood personalityâ€”explores the boulevards and back alleys, the myths and realÂities, of the greatest, most deadly dream factory of all: Hollywood.

"IF YOU HAVEN'T GOT TIME TO VISIT LOS ANGELES COUNTY'S TONIEST CITY, WESTBROOK'S NOVEL IS THE NEXT BEST THING. Westbrook, the son of former Hollywood gossip columnist Sheilah Graham knows the police and he know's Southern California, from the back alleys of Beverly Hills to the Salton Sea." â€”Philadelphia Inquirer

"FAST...TERRIFYING...WESTBROOK'S STORY IS DANDY!"
â€”Publishers Weekly
Country USA
Manufacturer Speaking Volumes
Binding Kindle Edition
ReleaseDate 2018-04-16
Format Kindle eBook

Country	USA
Manufacturer	Speaking Volumes
Binding	Kindle Edition
ReleaseDate	2018-04-16
Format	Kindle eBook

The Left-Handed Policeman

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