Condition remarks:
Condition: Good. Jacket: Worn/faded, some wear on edges and corners. Page Condition: Good. Markings: No markings visible. Binding: Intact.

A classic entry in the beloved Luis Mendoza mystery series, Knave of Hearts returns readers to the gritty streets of Los Angeles alongside the sharp-witted LAPD detective Luis Mendoza. Elizabeth Linington, writing under her own name, crafts a taut procedural that chronicles Mendoza and his team as they untangle a web of crime with the cool precision and atmospheric detail the series is celebrated for. The narrative balances multiple investigations simultaneously, a hallmark of the series, presenting an authentic portrait of urban police work in mid-twentieth-century America. Linington's authoritative voice and meticulous plotting make this an essential read for fans of American crime fiction and the golden age of the police procedural.