Inherit the Dead : Twenty Great Crime Writers in a Twisted Noir Tale. As Nasty and Dark as it is Fun, Every Chapter is a Surpris

Perry Christo is a PI with a past. A one-time NYPD homicide cop, his career was ruined when a cops-on-the-take scandal ripped through the department. Though innocent, Perry had no way to prove it and when he lost his job it was the last nail in the coffin of a strained marriage – his wife left him and took their young daughter with her. In order to drown his anger and grief, Perry throws himself into mindless work as a private investigator for petty crimes. But one day, a call from an Upper East Side matron, Julia Drusilla, throws his world upside down.