Fred Zackel

The Big Hurt Fred Zackel

Julie Beaumont is fifteen ... and missing. So when Michael Brennen, San Francisco pirvate eye, is hired to locate her, he thinks she's another runaway. Or it's a routine child support case. But then checks bounce, dead bodies accrue, philanthropists toss money around, high-price call girls flash winning smiles, and a US Senator throws herself into the fray, well, there's more trouble and intrigue than Brennen would have ever suspected. Let's not forget the kidnappings, the adultery, the back-room politics, and at least two incredibly screwed-up families. All those secrets must be revealed. From the author of COCAINE & BLUE EYES. MURDER IN WAIKIKI, JOHNNY CASINO, THE BLONDE ASSASSIN, and others. Cover photograph by Katherine Zackel.