Anthony Award
1990 · First Novel · Winner
About This Book
Meet Kat Colorado, a thirty-something California PI. with nerves of steel and a passion for tipping the scales of justice in the right direction.
Kat's friend Charity Collins dispenses hard-hitting advice in her syndicated column, "Consult Charity," but when her estranged husband, Sam, depletes their common funds by $200,000, Charity turns to Kat Colorado for help.
Nobody believes that Sam dropped the big bucks at the gambling tables, so Kat takes off for Vegas in search of the truth ..and Charity's half of the money. Following Sam through a trail of glitz and grime leads right into a rats' nest of sleazy real estate deals, heavy-hitting mobsters, and contract killings. But Kat's not about to back off, even though prowling the low life has put her right at the top of the syndicate hit list.
Kat's friend Charity Collins dispenses hard-hitting advice in her syndicated column, "Consult Charity," but when her estranged husband, Sam, depletes their common funds by $200,000, Charity turns to Kat Colorado for help.
Nobody believes that Sam dropped the big bucks at the gambling tables, so Kat takes off for Vegas in search of the truth ..and Charity's half of the money. Following Sam through a trail of glitz and grime leads right into a rats' nest of sleazy real estate deals, heavy-hitting mobsters, and contract killings. But Kat's not about to back off, even though prowling the low life has put her right at the top of the syndicate hit list.
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Awards
Shamus Award
1989 · First P.I. Novel · Winner
