Charles Deemer
ASIN: B00DGA7UKY
Publisher: unknown
Pages: 274
Finalist, Mystery of the Year (ForeWord magazine, paperbackversion)A Hollywood screenwriter recovering from cancer in a small Nevada town investigates the apparent suicide of a prostitute at the Black Cat B&B, the town's legal brothel. He decides it's murder, and his investigation leads him into basque culture and to a confrontation with a guru's disciples at a nearby ashram in the desert. "what a great book"His journey of twists and turns takes on the energy of one of the movie thrillers he writes.Along the way he falls for the lovely janitor at the local brothel and makes a decision about his future in LaLaLand. Sometimes life is stranger than a Hollywood movie."...fast paced. A good read."