Fortune Favors the Dead (a Pentecost and Parker Mystery) by Stephen Spotswood

Item Notes: About the Book A detective novel set in 1945, about two female private investigators trying to solve the locked-room murder of a society widow-- Book Synopsis Razor-sharp style, tons of flair, a snappy sense of humor, and all the most satisfying elements of a really good noir novel, plus plenty of original twists of its own.--Tana French A wildly charming and fast-paced mystery written with all the panache of the hardboiled classics,