The Thomas Kyd Casebook
(2018)(A book in the Thomas Kyd Investigates series)
An omnibus of novels by Timothy Harris
Timothy Harris' acclaimed Thomas Kyd Investigates novels are collected together in a single volume.
'A new talent has come through the door, gun in hand...' The Guardian
Goodnight and Good-bye
Meet Thomas Kyd, private investigator.
He's the guy who picks up the cases that Sam Spade and Philip Marlowe didn't stick around to handle.
'Maybe if I'd followed my real impulses towards Laura Cassidy, a tragedy could have been averted. Maybe not...'
The first time Kyd saw her she was driving out of an underground garage with a naked man spread-eagled on the front of the car.
Somewhat less than a typical damsel in distress, but Kyd helped out all the same.
Goodnight and Good-bye is a brilliant detective story that draw on the traditions of classic noir fiction.
Kyd for Hire
From the moment that the millionaire Joe Elevel enters the LA office of private detective Thomas Kyd, Kyd knows that this investigation will prove a little more challenging than the divorce cases from which he's been making a living.
Elevel's high-society world has crumbled. His genteel, philanthropic wife is dead by suicide, and the note she left behind hints at a terrible crime. 'Charlotte knows' she states...
But Charlotte - the Elevel's daughter - has disappeared.
The case proves to be far more than just a family affair, however.
Even for tough, straight-talking Kyd, downtown Los Angeles has never been hotter, dirtier or more dangerous.
Kyd For Hire is a brilliant detective story that draw on the traditions of classic noir fiction
Unfaithful Servant
In twenty-first century L.A, the truth is always more interesting than tabloid gossip.
But when 14-year-old Hugo Vine tries to hire private-eye Thomas Kyd, Thomas is not sure he wants know the truth about the famous Vine family.
Months later, Hugo's mother, Sally, hires Kyd against his will to keep a close watch on Hugo.
Thrown together with the boy on a daily basis, Kyd discovers Hugo's life is haunted by the possibility his real father was murdered by the man who replaced him. Even worse, Hugo's own mother may have played a role in his death.
Kyd must test the limits of his own courage and humanity to save Hugo from the deadly web in which he's been caught.
And he must resolve to be an unfaithful servant.
Unfaithful Servant is a brilliantly entertaining crime thriller that re-creates the atmosphere of classic noir fiction.
Praise for Timothy Harris
"No one since Chandler has captured the excess that is L.A. as well as Harris." - Robert A. Baker & Michael T. Nietzel, from Private Eyes; One Hundred and One Knights, A Survey of American Detective Fiction 1922-1984
"Tim Harris burns down the fences separating genre lit from the serious stuff. His great creation, Thomas Kyd...makes a welcome return in this superb book that sets a fresh standard for the field. Tim Harris is writing better than ever." - Jay Cocks, screenwriter, Gangs of New York
"At long last, someone has hit the bull's-eye dead center...Tim Harris has succeeded in bringing Chandler's vision to bear upon a more frightening time than even Marlowe may have been able to stomach." - New West Magazine
"The best of its kind...a must....Goodnight and Goodbye has something for every hard-boiled fan...a strong blending of all the classical elements that earmark the true private eye tale." - Mystery Magazine
Timothy Harris was born in Los Angeles and attended schools in Africa, Europe and New York. His three L.A. crime novels featuring Thomas Kyd are considered some of the finest of the genre. Harris' has had an equally successful career as a producer and screenwriter of numerous films including
Genre: Mystery
'A new talent has come through the door, gun in hand...' The Guardian
Goodnight and Good-bye
Meet Thomas Kyd, private investigator.
He's the guy who picks up the cases that Sam Spade and Philip Marlowe didn't stick around to handle.
'Maybe if I'd followed my real impulses towards Laura Cassidy, a tragedy could have been averted. Maybe not...'
The first time Kyd saw her she was driving out of an underground garage with a naked man spread-eagled on the front of the car.
Somewhat less than a typical damsel in distress, but Kyd helped out all the same.
Goodnight and Good-bye is a brilliant detective story that draw on the traditions of classic noir fiction.
Kyd for Hire
From the moment that the millionaire Joe Elevel enters the LA office of private detective Thomas Kyd, Kyd knows that this investigation will prove a little more challenging than the divorce cases from which he's been making a living.
Elevel's high-society world has crumbled. His genteel, philanthropic wife is dead by suicide, and the note she left behind hints at a terrible crime. 'Charlotte knows' she states...
But Charlotte - the Elevel's daughter - has disappeared.
The case proves to be far more than just a family affair, however.
Even for tough, straight-talking Kyd, downtown Los Angeles has never been hotter, dirtier or more dangerous.
Kyd For Hire is a brilliant detective story that draw on the traditions of classic noir fiction
Unfaithful Servant
In twenty-first century L.A, the truth is always more interesting than tabloid gossip.
But when 14-year-old Hugo Vine tries to hire private-eye Thomas Kyd, Thomas is not sure he wants know the truth about the famous Vine family.
Months later, Hugo's mother, Sally, hires Kyd against his will to keep a close watch on Hugo.
Thrown together with the boy on a daily basis, Kyd discovers Hugo's life is haunted by the possibility his real father was murdered by the man who replaced him. Even worse, Hugo's own mother may have played a role in his death.
Kyd must test the limits of his own courage and humanity to save Hugo from the deadly web in which he's been caught.
And he must resolve to be an unfaithful servant.
Unfaithful Servant is a brilliantly entertaining crime thriller that re-creates the atmosphere of classic noir fiction.
Praise for Timothy Harris
"No one since Chandler has captured the excess that is L.A. as well as Harris." - Robert A. Baker & Michael T. Nietzel, from Private Eyes; One Hundred and One Knights, A Survey of American Detective Fiction 1922-1984
"Tim Harris burns down the fences separating genre lit from the serious stuff. His great creation, Thomas Kyd...makes a welcome return in this superb book that sets a fresh standard for the field. Tim Harris is writing better than ever." - Jay Cocks, screenwriter, Gangs of New York
"At long last, someone has hit the bull's-eye dead center...Tim Harris has succeeded in bringing Chandler's vision to bear upon a more frightening time than even Marlowe may have been able to stomach." - New West Magazine
"The best of its kind...a must....Goodnight and Goodbye has something for every hard-boiled fan...a strong blending of all the classical elements that earmark the true private eye tale." - Mystery Magazine
Timothy Harris was born in Los Angeles and attended schools in Africa, Europe and New York. His three L.A. crime novels featuring Thomas Kyd are considered some of the finest of the genre. Harris' has had an equally successful career as a producer and screenwriter of numerous films including
Genre: Mystery
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