EAN: 9781681990491

DEATH CLAIMS - JOSEPH HANSEN KARTONIERT (TB)

CELEBRATING 50 YEARS OF DAVE BRANDSTETTERDeath claims investigator Dave Brandstetter enters a
world thespians and booksellers as he uncovers the true story behind the death of a rare book
dealer in this noir-spun masterpiece of California crime fiction. Since a burning accident that
left him painfully disfigured  John Oats  a well-liked collectible book dealer  has been
self-isolating at his beach house in Arena Blanca  California. An avid swimmer  John Oats had
taken to night swimming to hide his injuries from daytime beachgoers. When his body is found
one morning smashed against the rocks at the treacherous point near the house  the authorities
rule it Death by Misadventure. Insurance companies don t much care for verdicts like that and
therefore Medallion Insurance  the policy holder for Oats s substantial life insurance policy 
sends out its best investigator  Dave Brandstetter  to poke holes in the story. The night Oats
died there was a dangerous storm along the coast  and Brandstetter finds it hard to believe
that the bookseller  a lifelong swimmer  would have gone out. As his investigation reveals more
of John Oats s sad story Brandstetter learns that the motives for murder are many. But
Brandstetter has his own problems to deal with. Still mourning the death of his partner  Rod 
Dave is navigating his own twilight world of grief. His new lover  Doug  is also grieving  and
the two men must come to a reckoning of whether their love is an ersatz stand-in for their lost
partners or something more.

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