Pete Schofield

Pete Schofield tangles with marijuana and murder in a sizzling case that's almost too hot to handle!

Pete thought he had it made. A cool half-grand, plus expenses, just to deliver Uncle Pierce Bonwell's bright-eyed and burstin' niece, Honeylou, to her Aunt Cindy -- in one piece. But Pete learned the hard way that Uncle Pierce wasn't giving money away. The cost of kidnapping and murder runs pretty high!

Doll Baby just sat there, blinking her long black lashes and drawing on her long white cigarette. "You've got to help me, Petey Boy," she said. "They're after me. Two of 'em."If someone had to be tailed, Doll Baby sure made a likely target. But something else about this case didn't stack up. And it wasn't Doll Baby. She was doing just fine...

"Thomas B. Dewey is one of detective fiction's severely underrated writers!" - Bill Pronzini Pete Schofield had been to art-colony parties before. Usually they were all the same, but this one had an added kick. A giant punchbowl, filled to the rim with champagne, and spiked with the barest, most beautiful mermaid he'd ever seen. He was enjoying every inch of it. So was everyone else, until some joker decided to plunge into the act. That's when the lights went out, the lady disappeared, and Pete got hot as a pistol!

Carol Ann was very photogenic. Especially in certain pictures... But it was more than just a case of over-exposure. There was also a small matter of murder. For Pete Schofield, it was all in a day's - and night's - work. And very enjoyable work at that. Because Carol Ann was a cooperative subject, both on and off camera...

Her name was Shaara, and she was built like a technicolor dream. From tip to toe...from back to front...the lady was intricately tattooed. The designs intrigued Pete Schofield, and so did the background...until he saw that thinking along her lines could get him killed. Because someone had designs on her - and not all the reasons were obvious! Someone had designs on her...and not all the reasons were obvious! It's up to Pete Schofield to keep her safe...and Nevada may never be the same!