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    Angel's Flight

    By Alice Duncan

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    It’s a warm August morning in 1926 Los Angeles, California. Mercedes Louise Allcutt (Mercy to her friends) is thrilled to be going to her job as secretary to private investigator Ernie Templeton—until she opens the door and discovers her mother on the doorstep. Known to her friends as Honoria and her daughters as the Wrath of God, Mrs. Allcutt is the very last person on earth whom Mercy wants to see, barring a couple of cold-blooded murderers she’s met in the past few weeks. But that’s only the beginning of Mercy’s latest adventure. Add a couple of phony spiritualists, a Hollywoodland gossip columnist who gets bumped off during a séance, a semi-famous starlet, and several other colorful characters, and Mercy manages to find herself in very deep waters indeed.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherAlice Duncan
    Release dateSep 20, 2009
    ISBN9781452424477
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    Alice Duncan

    In an effort to avoid what she knew she should be doing, Alice folk-danced professionally until her writing muse finally had its way. Now a resident of Roswell, New Mexico, Alice enjoys saying "no" to smog, "no" to crowds, and "yes" to loving her herd of wild dachshunds. Visit Alice at www.aliceduncan.net.

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    • 5/5
      A fun read set in Los Angeles in 1929, Mercy Allcutt has a brother-in-law in the film industry, and a private eye boss. There are plenty of unexpected twists and turns as Mercy gets involved in trying to solve multiple mysteries, including a murder. This story reminded me of Nick and Nora films. I plan to read more books in this series.