1 of 1 copy available
Caleb "Crush" Rush, LA's toughest bodyguard/bouncer, is back in action, whether he likes it or not. Rachel Fury, a con-artist friend who vanished a couple of years ago after a big scam, has returned Hollywood. Only she's not Rachel anymore. Somehow, she's an Oscar-nominated movie star who's hiring Crush as her bodyguard. He knows better than to trust Rachel, but the old ways of the street have an irresistible allure—and his heart is too soft to turn down a damsel in distress.
Soon Crush and Rachel are hooked up with Adam Udell, a bad boy film director obsessed with his own death. He's already built a gleaming white pyramid as his "tomb-in-waiting." Crush hardly has time to learn that Rachel and Adam are up to no good before he's locked up on a bogus murder charge. Clearing his name and cleaning up this criminal mess in time for Oscar Night will require all of his brawn, skill, and savvy.
Rich with Hollywood lore, snappy dialogue, fast-paced action, and noir atmosphere, Heart Attack and Vine is another "terrific" thriller from the New York Times-bestselling coauthor of Curious Minds (Publishers Weekly).
-
Creators
-
Series
-
Publisher
-
Release date
October 17, 2016 -
Formats
-
Kindle Book
-
OverDrive Read
- ISBN: 9781938849695
- File size: 903 KB
-
EPUB ebook
- ISBN: 9781938849695
- File size: 903 KB
-
-
Languages
- English
-
Reviews
-
September 12, 2016
Set in Hollywood, Sutton’s terrific sequel to 2015’s Crush finds Caleb “Crush” Rush working as a bodyguard and courier for Rachel Fury, “part-time actress, full-time grifter,” in what turns out to be a con involving the letters of transit prop from Casablanca and an underworld figure. Three years later, Rachel reenters Crush’s life as Rachel Strayhorn, an up-and-coming star nominated for an Oscar. She needs protection from a stalker during a birthday party for her current mark, director Adam Udell. Out at the pool at Adam’s place, someone fires a shot, but is it at Adam or Rachel? Against his better judgment, Crush agrees to travel with Adam’s movie-making circus to New Orleans, and this time, the shots that ring out in the night find their mark. The violence and sex mixed with the ongoing multiple cons give this something of an R-rated Scooby-Doo feel, while the multiplicity of suspects and red herrings is straight out of Agatha Christie. Calm, steady Crush makes a wonderful lead. Agent: Allison Cohen, Gersh Agency.
-