Looking out his window, Fiddler can't help thinking that California's Gold Coast is pretty damn close to Paradise, even if that is a cliche. But he's about to catch a glimpse of the shady side of this sun-drenched Eden, thanks to his ...

'Unlike too many other fictional PI's, Fiddler has aged well. . . . The plots are well-hewn, the dialogue crackling, the bad guys among the very baddest. . . . From the yachty Newport crowd and the oenophiles of Napa to the dream-seek...

'The writing is lean and restrained, and Fiddler . . . gives Travis McGee a real run for his money.'-Los Angeles Times'Maxwell manages a slam-bang climax . . . and the California wine business background is unusual and entertaining.'-...

Named by TIME magazine as one of the best suspense novels of the year"Fiddler is to California what Spenser is to Boston and Travis McGee is to Florida. Tough, smart guys who know that sometimes, what looks like paradise, is pu...