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Halfway across the world, war has begun, but also for Dorie Lennox, a newly minted private eyes on her behalf first tail, danger is more immediate. The dark pavements of Kansas City of 1939 offer swing music, fast cars, gangsters, and the opportunity to overlook the Despair and her own murky recent. But first she must conquer her anxieties and save a female on the bridge high above the muddy Missouri. Dorie is thrown into a quickly unraveling con that offers salvation to few - and misery to lots - in the high-stakes world of machine politics and desperation offers. With vivid prose and sharp dialogue, the world of Dorie Lennox comes alive behind the wheel of her Packard in jazz-age Kansas City. The landscaping of America and the homefront of World War II are evoked in a thoughtful mystery that lingers for the force of its individuals and the enthusiastic sharpness of your slice of record seen through the perceptive, compassionate sight of Dorie Lennox.
