![]() ![]() Thompson takes readers once again to the underbelly of 1940's LA, where intimidation and death is a way of life. A follow-up to his highly successful, Matt Thornton P.I. ![]() "The Blonde with the Ice-Blue-Eyes" is an engaging, tightly written mystery that could've come off the typewriter of Raymond Chandler. smog and fog and rooted for him in this triumph of a novel. as he dispenses his own brand of justice in the 1940's L.A. Matthew Thornton, operates like a juggler with a dozen balls in the air, as he handles the troublesome goings-on thrust before him-thugs, mob takeovers, blackmail schemes, and kidnappings-with a dexterity and fearlessness that is marvelous. Your narrative moves at a great clip in this exciting, action-packed novel." More grit and lust than the seedy side of Venice Beach. Throw in allusions to George Raft, Humphrey Bogart, and that set, and you might as well plan a late dinner."Īuthor: Neon Dragon, Deadly Diamonds, Frame Up, Black Diamonds, Fatal Odds If you have a yearning for a private eye in the truly classic tradition of the thirties and forties, superbly crafted, snappily worded, with characters who come alive on the page, and a plot to match, you've found it. He is a member of the Private Eye Writers of America. The novels take place in the Los Angeles area during Hollywood’s post-war golden era.ĭavid resides in Huntington Beach, California, with his wife Darquise. His new series of noir era Matt Thornton private detective/crime/mystery novels begins with Pandora’s Box, and continues with The Blonde with the Ice-Blue Eyes. He’s written numerous short stories, and several historical/adventure stories regarding world explorer Thor Heyerdahl (Kon-Tiki & RA expeditions) &western writer and big game fisherman Zane Grey. He’s been an active outdoor sportsman, hunting and fishing in Canada, Alpine skiing Switzerland, Mohave Desert motorcycle racing in the Adelanto Grand Prix, and participating in California skeet shooting and archery tournaments as well as ocean sailing on his 40-foot black ketch, the Belle Darquise, aka the Black Swan. He is a graduate of Arizona State University and was on the board of directors of the Algonquin College Industrial Technology program in Ottawa, Canada. Thompson is a former international business executive, managing manufacturing operations at companies in the United States and Canada.
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