<snip quote>
> the above contains both clues and red herrings. this
is an educated,
> well-read list, so I thought I'd throw in a
meaningless contest as a means
to make a
> point. once somebody posts the correct answer, both
author and title,
I'll
> comment further.
Isn't this from the latest Connelly, Lost Light (latest in
France, anyway)? I don't have it at hand and can't check from
the French text, but it does sound familiar, in its
modern-day Chandlerish mode. (Which I happen to like.)
-- Pierre-Paul
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