Once more it's that time of year to hear the streets and smell the weather. Hard-bitten, Detective Chief Inspector Philip Marlowe and his tight knit team are back policing the streets of Hull, in this, the third DCI Marlowe novel. A cash-strapped publican in fear of losing his pub, a friend with a grudge and Robert Arthur Bacuss, a wealthy student who thinks he's God's gift to gamblers. They all have one thing in common - poker. When Bacuss, the stepson of the DCI's ex-wife, goes missing, Marlowe is dragged back from holiday to solve his disappearance. DCI Marlowe must utilise every available...
Once more it's that time of year to hear the streets and smell the weather. Hard-bitten, Detective Chief Inspector Philip Marlowe and his tight knit t...
