{"product_id":"corpse-on-a-swing-a-sexy-screwball-mystery-9798989648801","title":"Corpse on a Swing: A sexy, screwball mystery","description":"\u003cp\u003ePepe Montecarlo is a lucky man, and he knows it. Witness his goofy, ever-present grin, slapstick demeanor, absurd attempts at humor.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn Laurel Traeger, he has a gorgeous, funny, black mistress. Together, they cut a wide swathe through the Texas Hill Country's swinger \"lifestyle,\" leaving a trail of satisfied smiles in their wake.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA retired business journalist who bet smartly on The Big Short in the Great Recession, Pepe's vocation is keeping up with his beloved Nubian Queen. He runs 30 miles a week, shoots bull's eyes with a pocket pistol, drives a classic Corvette.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePepe has friends, too: a giant, brilliant criminal lawyer and former University of Texas fullback nicknamed \"Deuce and a Half\"; Laurel's sister, \"Tuffy,\" a sheriff's deputy and kick-ass dominatrix; smart, gentle Rex and sexy insatiable Mimi Vega, the first couple Pepe and Laurel played with after becoming lovers. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDuring a date with Rex and Mimi at a rowdy swinger nudist resort, Rex and Mimi turn up dead. Chief suspects: Pepe and Laurel.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe hearts of other friends and lovers stop beating. Pepe and Laurel's suspect cred rises, despite Tuffy's belief in their innocence.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThen somebody starts targeting Pepe and Laurel.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePepe will need to learn, as old Blue Eyes said, if \"Luck Be a Lady\" one fateful night.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eImagine Dashiell Hammett's Nick and Nora Charles (The Thin Man) leaping from the 1930s to the high-tech, sexually liberated 21\u003csup\u003est\u003c\/sup\u003e century, where seduction, humor, sarcasm, brains, grit and a facility with firearms remain as indispensable as ever.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Pepe Montecarlo\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Mochanvanilla Media\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/08\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 382\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.91lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.85d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798989648801\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMontecarlo, Pepe:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Pepe Montecarlo (not the author's real name) spent more than 30 years in the daily newspaper business, covering everything from school board meetings to capital murder trials and presidential campaigns before moving into a position to write and edit financial news and analysis for a Fortune 500 company. He has won several regional journalism awards.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mochanvanilla Media","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44251223130227,"sku":"9.79899E+12","price":19.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_423f164c-1103-4cef-82b8-e3fa79914219.jpg?v=1769348179","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/en-de\/products\/corpse-on-a-swing-a-sexy-screwball-mystery-9798989648801","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}