The Reluctant Matador
A Hugo Marston Novel
Seventh Street Books · Print & ebook · June 2, 2015
A nineteen-year-old aspiring model has disappeared in Paris.
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- Who it’s for
- A steady, globe-trotting mystery read with series familiarity and a tidy genre blend.
- Genres
- International Crime Fiction, Crime Fiction, Spy Fiction
- Published
- Seventh Street Books, June 2, 2015
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A nineteen-year-old aspiring model has disappeared in Paris. Her father, Bart Denum, turns to his old friend Hugo Marston for help. Marston, the security chief at the American Embassy, makes some inquiries and quickly realizes something is amiss: Bart’s daughter was not a model, but rather a dancer at a seedy strip club. And she headed to Barcelona with some guy she met at the club. With his friend and former CIA agent, Tom Green, Marston heads for Barcelona.
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The two sleuths identify the man last seen with the girl, break into his house, and encounter a shocking scene: Bart Denum, standing over the dead and battered body of their mysterious stranger. Though Bart protests his innocence, under the damning circumstances, Spanish authorities arrest him for murder. The two American investigators are faced with their biggest challenge ever: find the real killer, prove Bart’s innocence, and locate his missing daughter—without getting killed along the way.
Mystery, with Tails
A steady, globe-trotting mystery read with series familiarity and a tidy genre blend.
Come here for
- International-crime pace with a private-eye spine
- A familiar-series entry point with collector appeal
Expect
- Club-world intrigue
- American detective energy
Where it sits
| International Crime Fiction | 71% |
|---|---|
| Crime Fiction | 27% |
| Spy Fiction | 25% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- International Crime Fiction
- Private Eye Fiction
- Suspense
- Authors
- Mark Pryor
- Publisher
- Seventh Street Books
- Published
- June 2, 2015
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Reading lane
- International Crime Fiction