Anything Short of Murder

Anything Short of Murder
292 Pages
ISBN 1519208928

IF IT’S ANYTHING SHORT OF MURDER, LOGAN’S INTERESTED! The minute the dame walked up to Logan, he smelt trouble. A real looker, with tons of money and a daddy who liked to spoil her. She asked him to investigate a threatening note whose message was clear, keep your mouth shut or die. The first day on the job its fatal warning comes true, and the woman is murdered, or so it seems. Very shortly he discovers that it wasn’t the woman at all, but someone who looked very much like her.

Twists and turns abound as Logan’s investigation lead him through a labyrinth of blackmail, mobs, and of course murder! Anything Short of Murder is a mystery written in the style of the pulp detective thrillers of the 1930s. It follows the investigation of a former LAPD cop who sets up shop in Hollywood during its golden era when movies began to talk and studio heads were kings.

Tony Piazza

About Tony Piazza (San Luis Obispo, California Author)

Tony Piazza

Tony Piazza is a Central Coast mystery writer, film historian, presenter, and skilled storyteller well-known for his passion for writing and movies. An author of six mystery novels, and the memoir, “Bullitt Points,” which is a behind-the-scenes look at the making of the classic Steve McQueen movie “Bullitt.”

He is also a contributing author to two anthologies and has done many interviews for television, radio, and print and electronic media. Piazza worked regularly on many Hollywood movies and television shows filmed in San Francisco during the 1970s, including “Magnum Force,” “Towering Inferno,” and “The Streets of San Francisco.”

He now blogs regularly about his Hollywood experiences at authortonypiazza.com. Piazza is a member of Mystery Writers of America, Sisters in Crime, and California Writers Club.