Description:
In 1949, a gruesome murder shakes the small town that's home to the notorious Aztec Hotel, once a Prohibition-era den for gamblers, drinkers, and sexual deviants. A mysterious killer dubbed the "Flower Arranger" mixes and matches the body parts of three victims--Violet, Rose, and Lily--in a grotesque display before vanishing into thin air, leaving the mystery unsolved for decades.
Now, over 70 years later, the owners of the Aztec Hotel claim to have solved the case and promise to reveal the killer's true identity to anyone who takes their special tour. Laney Gennaway, new to town and curious about the infamous local attraction, decides to join this once-in-a-lifetime tour but soon finds that someone--or something--will go to deadly lengths to keep the secret hidden forever, no matter the cost.
Catch the killer in this twisted thriller from Edgar Award-nominated Duane Swierczynski, the NYT bestselling author of over a dozen novels such as the highly acclaimed California Bear, Secret Dead Men, and the Charlie Hardie series, as well as his co-authored work with James Patterson including the Audible Original The Guilty (starring John Lithgow and Bryce Dallas Howard), private eye thriller Lion & Lamb and the newly released bestseller Billion Dollar Ransom.
Brief description: Duane Swierczynski is the NY Times bestselling and two-time Edgar-nominated author of fifteen novels including Expiration Date, Canary and California Bear, as well as the graphic novels Breakneck with Titan Comics and Redhead with Storm King Comics. Along with James Patterson, Duane co-created the Audible Original The Guilty, and co-wrote the private eye thriller Lion & Lamb and the newly released bestselling Billion Dollar Ransom. He's written over 250 comic books including Cable, Deadpool, The Immortal Iron Fist, Punisher, Birds of Prey, Bloodshot, Star Wars: Rogue One and The Black Hood.
Review Quotes: True crime and L.A. history combine for a one-of-a-kind graphic-novel thriller.