The Black Marble

Download or read book The Black Marble written by Joseph Wambaugh and published by Overamstel Uitgevers. This book was released on 2011-11-29 with total page 313 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Russian-American detective A. A. Valnikov is a burned-out homicide detective who gets teamed with Natalie Zimmerman, twice-divorced with a grudge against men. These unlikely partners are assigned the strange case of a stolen show dog being held for ransom. In this bittersweet tale that the Los Angeles Times called “terrifying and romantic,” the partners will find much more than they ever could have imagined. Cosmopolitan called it “fast, colorful and gripping . . . as touching as it is breathlessly entertaining.”