The Big Hurt — Fred Zackel

Julie Beaumont is fifteen ... and missing. So when Michael Brennen, San Francisco pirvate eye, is hired to locate her, he thinks she's another runaway. Or it's a routine child support case. But then checks bounce, dead bodies accrue, philanthropists toss money around, high-price call girls flash winning smiles, and a US Senator throws herself into the fray, well, there's more trouble and intrigue than Brennen would have ever suspected. Let's not forget the kidnappings, the adultery, the back-room politics, and at least two incredibly screwed-up families. All those secrets must be revealed. From the author of COCAINE & BLUE EYES. MURDER IN WAIKIKI, JOHNNY CASINO, THE BLONDE ASSASSIN, and others. Cover photograph by Katherine Zackel.