Description
| Product ID: | 9780099238621 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Title: | California Fire And Life |
| Authors: | Author: Don Winslow |
| Page Count: | 352 |
| Subjects: | Modern and contemporary fiction: general and literary, Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945), Crime and mystery fiction, Thriller / suspense fiction, Crime & mystery, Thriller / suspense |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating The woman on the bed had died in the fire. And Wade is the best there is: fires talk to him, tell him exactly what happened, and how. As Wade fights the decision, as he gathers more evidence, he begins to uncover a world of corruption where nothing is quite what it seems, a world where it's not fire that talks, but money. The woman on the bed had died in the fire. Pamela Vale, aged 34. She had been beautiful, and had been heavily insured. Her husband showed little grief. Her children seemed terrified. Insurance investigator Jack Wade is sure he knows what happened. All he has to do is to gather the evidence to prove it. And Wade is the best there is: fires talk to him, tell him exactly what happened, and how. But not everyone shares Wade''s belief that the woman was murdered. California Fire and Life is ready to pay out Nicky Vale''s claim on his wife''s accidental death and the destruction of their house. As Wade fights the decision, as he gathers more evidence, he begins to uncover a world of corruption where nothing is quite what it seems, a world where it''s not fire that talks, but money. . . |
| Imprint Name: | Arrow Books Ltd |
| Publisher Name: | Cornerstone |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2000-04-06 |
