{"product_id":"dead-language-and-other-stories-paperback-1","title":"Dead Language and Other Stories - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eHelen Jacey\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe latest book in the thrilling \u003cstrong\u003efemale detective 1940s\u003c\/strong\u003e crime noir series, \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eElvira Slate Investigations\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/strong\u003e A collection of novelettes featuring ex-con turned Hollywood private eye Elvira Slate, a former gangster's moll from London, a fugitive from justice, who has reinvented herself as a Hollywood private eye. The series completely reinvents 1940s noir with a female gaze, with a cast of \u003cstrong\u003ediverse characters\u003c\/strong\u003e who smash the stereotypes of the genre.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis gripping collection of mystery stories complement the first two full-length novels in the series: \u003cstrong\u003eJailbird Detective: Elvira Slate Investigations Book 1\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003eChipped Pearls: Elvira Slate Investigations Book 2.\u003c\/strong\u003e This is transatlantic crime set in a turbulent decade. Elvira's British past and her American present and future reflect the realities of career women's lives in the post-war years.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this collection, we follow Elvira Slate as she undertakes a series of cases for her new female clients. Elvira couldn't wish for a more challenging bunch: a deadly mob boos, a mysterious millionaires, and a formidable beauty entrepreneur. Little do these well-heeled and ruthless women suspect that Elvira is a fugitive from justice, an ex-gangster's moll wanted in England for triple murder. They must never find out. With the help of her private detective mentor, and a dubious if attractive LAPD cop, Elvira slowly rebuilds her life. If only the ghosts from her past life in London would leave her alone.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eDead Language and Other Stories \u003c\/em\u003efeatures five thrilling stories: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eFemale Gumshoe\u003c\/em\u003e, Elvira finds herself taking on a case for her ex-LAPD vice cop handler, only to discover a violent murder is linked to a complex blackmail scam. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003ePalm Flings\u003c\/em\u003e, when Elvira is asked by gangster boss Reba T to go undercover on the chorus line at a new nightclub opening in Palm Springs, she fears she will fail the mission and incur her dangerous client's wrath. In the oppressive desert heat, Elvira learns that trusting her intuition is the only way to survive.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eBeauty Contests\u003c\/em\u003e, when a model goes missing before an important launch event, Elvira is blamed. She races against the clock to find the missing model, only to discover a gruesome murder. Can she catch the killer and find the model in the same day?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eDead Language\u003c\/em\u003e, Elvira helps another female private eye out on a case, only to be dragged into another more sinister web of intrigue. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eMade Moll\u003c\/em\u003e, we travel back to 1941, London, when Elvira Slate is about to be sent to prison. She remembers the fork in the road when she is sixteen and has to choose between a life of criminality or lonely respectability.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 390\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 7.81 x 5.06 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 12, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47241076441337,"sku":"9781916441750","price":28.78,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/ZjhSSzFRVjZZMXVCZnlpYzBEVU1kZz09_3610c914-4d0a-4f00-ad09-a4d59079ec7f.webp?v=1768575110","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/dead-language-and-other-stories-paperback-1","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}