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Synopsis
A hard-boiled detective classic, Charles Willeford's Wild Wives is amoral, sexy and brutal. Written in a sleazy San Francisco hotel in the early 1950's while on leave from the army, Willeford creates a tale of deception featuring the crooked detective Jacob C. Blake and his nemesis-a beautiful, insane young woman who is the wife of a socially prominent San Francisco architect. Blake becomes entangled in a web of deceit, intrigue and multiple murders in this exciting period tale. First published 1956 in the US.
Publisher information
- Publisher: Must Have Books
- ISBN: 9781774640456
- Number of pages: 70
- Dimensions: 229 x 152 x 4 mm
- Weight: 113g
- Languages: English
