Title: Damned in Paradise
Release: October, 1996
ISBN: 0-525-94225-4 (1996 Hardcover), 0-451-19104-8 (1998 Paperback)
Publisher: Dutton (1996 Hardcover),
Signet (1998 Paperback)
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Summary
Chicago detective Nathan Heller has just been hired by the legendary Clarence Darrow to seek justice in a case tainted by bigotry, secrets, and lies. One of five Honolulu natives accused of raping beautiful socialite Thalia Massie has been murdered . . . and the defendants are none other than Thalia's own husband and mother.
En route to Hawaii, Heller meets Thalia's cousin Isabel, a dangerously alluring woman who harbors a wealth of intriguing family secrets. But it is Thalia herself who holds the key to the mystery -- a revelation that turns one of the most sensational trials of the century on its head.
Awards
1997 Shamus Award Nominee, Best P.I. Hardcover
Reviews
Publishers Weekly: "Collins’s vivid sketch of a deeply divided polyglot culture is spiced with colorful real-life characters in Darrow, Buster Crabbe and Chang Apana, the Hawaiian policeman who served as a model for Charlie Chan."
Covers
1998 Paperback
Resources
Nathan Heller Series:
True Detective |
True Crime |
The Million-Dollar Wound |
Neon Mirage |
Stolen Away |
Carnal Hours |
Blood and Thunder |
Damned in Paradise |
Flying Blind |
Majic Man |
Angel in Black |
Chicago Confidential |
Bye Bye, Baby |
Target Lancer |
Ask Not |
Better Dead |
Do No Harm |
The Big Bundle |
Too Many Bullets
Short Story Collections: Chicago Lightning |
Triple Play