In a city of mirrors and lies, even Private Detective Philip Marlowe can t see himself clearly.Los Angeles, mid-September. The sun beats down, the streets shimmer, and private detective Philip Marlowe is already in trouble. A missing heiress, a dying father, and a rival investigator with a head start. Nothing in this town stays clean for long.From Beverly Hills mansions to skid-row bars, every deal comes laced with corruption, every favour with a threat.Denise Mina revives Chandler s immortal detective with smoky confidence and wit, capturing the rhythm, humour and danger of classic noir while making it unmistakably her own. The Second Murderer is Marlowe reborn for a new generation.'Denise Mina is a one-of-a-kind storyteller' James Patterson