One Cried Murder

-- The kid on the floor had light blonde hair and didn't look so good. His eyeswere rolled back and bulging. A tongue depressor was jammed into his mouth and an IV connected his right arm to a 1,000cc saline bag. His left arm was stuffed into the front of his pants to keep it from flapping around and his entire body quivered with small irregular a marionette with no strings --So begins a breath-taking investigation into betrayed affections, unbridledambition, jealousy and murder. David Hamilton, a street-smart private investigator for a prominent New York attorney, plunges into the case and almost doesn't come out alive. The drama runs high among this unique and sometimes comic cast of characters who combine for a vividly written and intriguing tale.