Like a Bullet

Humorous cosy-crime caper from the author of the beloved,bestselling Vinyl Detective series in which a feistyamoral book dealer uses her unique skills to solve fiendish crimesA love letter to Agatha Christie murder mysteries and classic whodunnits. When rock musician and World War Two nut Erik Make Loud hires Cordeliathe Paperback Sleuthto track down a series of rare and highly sought-after Commando novels by the blatantly pseudonymous Butch Raiderit seems like a routine job. But Cordelia soon discovers that the series ΓÇô and in particular the incredibly rare Commando Gold paperback ΓÇô are all but impossible to track down. The booksΓÇÖ creator ΓÇô real name Monty Haningtononce a promising young poet and now an embittered drunk ΓÇô proves easier to find. And when he reveals to Cordelia that all his stories came from a real ex-commando heΓÇÖd met on a pub crawla man who was only too happy to provide authentic colour to MontyΓÇÖs stories for a pint or twoshe realises the tales might just be a little too authentic. For Commando Gold details a 1944 operation in Greecein which commandos stumbled on a cache of Nazi gold and decided to bring it home with them. The operation was realthe gold is definitely real and the horde still exists ΓÇô hidden away in England. And some people are willing to kill to get it.