

Another first-rate combination of crime, collectibles, and American history-and the fifth book in this bestselling series ", The cover girl killer a Hobart Lindsey/Marvia Plum mystery 1st ed. When a chartered helicopter plunges into the icy waters of Lake Tahoe, killing its millionaire passenger, what seems a routine claim against a life insurance policy turns into a complex mystery for investigator Hobart Lindsey and his policewoman girlfriend Marvia Plum - for the multimillion-dollar policy is to go to an. Lindsey's pursuit of the now-aged model (if she's even still alive ) leads him into a maze of violence and deception with its roots in the politics and wars of past decades. Martins Press edition, in English - 1st ed. Now, Vansittart's multimillion dollar policy is to go to the girl on the cover of Death in the Ditch.

The reason: half a century ago, the youthful Vansittart had come across a hardboiled mystery novel and become obsessed with the glamorous model who'd posed for the cover painting. "item_description" : "Who WAS that gorgeous model? When a helicopter loses power and plunges into the icy waters of scenic Lake Tahoe, killing its only passenger, millionaire Albert Crocker Vansittart, what looks like a routine claim against a life insurance policy turns into a mystery for investigator Hobart Lindsey and his sometime collaborator Marvia Plum.
