Nice Guys Finish Dead

Original publication date: 1992
People/Characters: Albie Marx; Lieutenant Danno
Important places: Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA; Miami, Florida, USA
Epigraph: They say that Patriotism is the last refuge to which a scoundrel clings,
Steal a little and they throw you in jail, steal a lot and they make you a king.
There's only one step down from here, baby, it's called the land ... (show all)of Permanent Bliss,
What's a sweetheart like you doin' in a dump like this?
--Bob Dylan, "Sweetheart Like You"
The winds of Belief are blocked by the mountain. High in the Windshadow lives the Divine Salvia.
--Ahmet Ludi, "A Heretic's Handbook"
Dedication: For Gary G. and Gary D., Julia P. and Julie G.
First words: I arrived at Linda Selby's house about eight and found her hanging in the living room.
Last words: (Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)"Like a true nature child, We were born, born to be wild, Gonna climb so high, Never want to die..."

Classifications

Genres: Fiction and Literature, Mystery
DDC/MDS: 813.54 — Literature & rhetoric American literature in English American fiction in English 1900-1999 1945-1999
LCC: PS3554 .N53 — Language and Literature American literature American literature Individual authors 1961-