The Rick Marshall Files

Paul Fox

Noir mysteries that grip from page one.
San Francisco, 1950s — the birth of rock'n'roll, the death of innocence.
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Five Books. One City. Nothing Stays Buried.

Case File 01 - The Connie Location: San Francisco Bay, 4th July 1952 Incident: Constellation explodes over the Golden Gate Client: Patrick Douglas Brady — his wife is aboard "I thought I'd seen enough of death, then death fell from the sky."

The Connie

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Case File 02 - Be-Bop Deluxe Location: North Beach, San Francisco, 30th Sept 1955 Incident: British sailor reported missing Client: Sandra Nelson, Grimethorpe U.K. "Cold War spies, cool jazz and hot leads - everything you need from a nightclub."

Be-Bop Deluxe

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Case File 03 - Double Down Location: San Francisco · Las Vegas · Los Angeles, Dec 1955 Incident: Murder reported by the victim herself Client: Mrs. Yolanda Marquez, wife of The Argentine Consul "I should have smelled a rat when the dame asked me to solve her own murder."

Double Down

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Case File 04 - Fast Cats Location: The Embarcadero · Van Ness, S.F., 4th July 1956 Incident: Key witness vanishes with her daughter Clients: D.A. Elton Dwight & Paddy Brady, gangster "I've worked some twisted cases but nothing as twisted as local politics."

Fast Cats

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Case File 05 - A Wing and a Prayer Location: R.A.F. Alconbury, England 1944 · Seattle 1958 Incident: Two WWII murders. Two more in 1958. Same M.O. Client: Richard Marshall, B-17 pilot & private detective "This trip down memory lane had more twists and turns than I could handle."

A Wing and a Prayer

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The Rick Marshall Files - Book One

"Along with almost everyone else that day, he hears a massive explosion over the Golden Gate Bridge - as a Lockheed Constellation disintegrates in a fireball and falls into the bay."

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About the Author

Paul Fox

Paul Fox writes noirish mysteries that will transport you to San Francisco in the fifties. The Rick Marshall Files combine hard-boiled detective fiction with meticulous historical detail and unforgettable characters.

Inspired by film noir cinema and loaded with sassy dames, flashy cars and Chandleresque dialogue, former B-17 pilot Rick Marshall and his six-foot-tall Icelandic assistant Inga are just trying to make an honest living photographing adulterous types, but murderous types keep on crashing the party.

Paul Fox

Five Books. One City. Nothing Stays Buried.

Paul Fox

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