Humorous cosy-crime caper from the author of the beloved bestselling Vinyl Detective series in
which a feisty amoral book dealer uses her unique skills to solve fiendish crimes A love
letter to Agatha Christie murder mysteries and classic whodunnits. When Erik Make Loud retired
rock star and a major World War Two nut hires Cordelia the Paperback Sleuth to track down a
series of lurid paperbacks about his favourite global conflict--the "Commando" novels by the
blatantly pseudonymous Butch Raider--it seems like a routine job. But Cordelia soon discovers
the final novel in the series the incredibly rare Commando Gold is all but impossible to
track down. The books' creator--real name Monty Harrington once a promising young poet and now
a depraved drunk--proves easier to find. Writing pulp war stories didn't come naturally to
Monty. Until he met someone who knew all about such stuff during a pub crawl a genuine
ex-commando who for the price of a pint or two was willing to provide Monty with authentic
anecdotes. Too authentic it turns out... Because Commando Gold reveals the details of a
real-life commando mission. At the time the mission was top secret. And all these years later
someone is quite prepared to kill to keep it so.
