Rat Pack
4
Robert J. Randisi delivers the best entry yet in this evocative, fast-paced series.
This time, it's not really a Rat Pack member who needs help from Eddie G., pit boss at the Sands Casino and friend of the Rat Pack, but an extended member—Marilyn Monroe. Still smarting from being blamed for Clark Gable's death after the filming of The Misfits, Marilyn thinks she's being followed. Eddie's on the job, but must take a break when he receives word that his mother has died. He flies back home to Brooklyn for the first time in fourteen years, with his buddy P.l. Danny Bardini looking after Marilyn while he's gone. When Eddie hears that Danny has gone missing, he returns to Vegas with Jerry, the Brooklyn tough guy, and the two investigate Marilyn's concerns more seriously.
With stops at both Marilyn's home and Frank Sinatra's house in Palm Springs, where Frank is preparing to receive President JFK, this is another thrilling, fun-filled ride through the glittering world of the Rat Pack.
PRAISE FOR RAT PACK MYSTERY NOVELS
"Randisi perfectly captures the GLITZ, GLAMOUR, CORRUPTION, AND CRIME of the era, using the Rat Pack gang with affectionate respect and considerable acumen."―Publishers Weekly on Luck Be a Lady, Don't Die
"As entertaining as the series debut. Frank, Dean, Sammy, and Joey Bishop are all portrayed as the COOLEST OF THE COOL CATS (well, maybe not Joey), and the stakes are elevated....GREAT FUN for the snap-brimmed-hat crowd."―Booklist on Luck Be a Lady, Don't Die
"Longtime mystery veteran Randisi does a BANG-UP JOB CAPTURING SINATRA, MARTIN, DAVIS JR., AND THEIR FELLOW KINGS OF COOL in all their Vegas glory....With a likable but savvy protagonist, a deep understanding of Vegas culture and sixties style, and an obvious love of the Rat Pack, Randisi delivers a stylish, memorable winner."―The Baltimore Sun on Everybody Kills Somebody Sometime
"A RAT-A-TAT WHODUNIT [that] harks back to drugstore pulp fiction...Randisi conjures up a sharkskin-suited man's world, awash in booze [and] broads...a quick romp...with a flashy façade."―The Washington Post on Everybody Kills Somebody Sometime
