"As slick as a switchblade with a pearl handle." -- Lee Child, New York Times best-selling author Los Angeles bodyguard/bouncer Caleb Rush (Crush) is back in this second Crush novel. When Rachel Fury, a con-artist friend who'd vanished for a couple of years after a big scam, reappears in Hollywood under a new name as a glitzy movie star, she hires Crush as a bodyguard, and he quickly gets drawn into a criminal mess that requires all his brawn, skill, and savvy to negotiate. It's rich with Hollywood lore, New Orleans charm, snappy dialogue, fast-paced action, and noir atmosphere.
Industry Reviews
From the New York Times-bestselling co-author of Curious Minds A Kirkus "10 Best" Criminal Tale for 2016
"In my world any novel that alludes to a Tom Waits song with its title gets a closer look. When that reference also characterizes the sly tone, the slick characters, and the twisty plot, then I'm singing, too. Phoef Sutton's Heart Attack and Vine hit all the right notes for me... every chapter was steeped in snark, wit and movie references. There's magic in this book."
-- Carole Barrowman, Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel
"This fast-moving, wiseass noir tale of murder and Hollywood features the return of bodyguard and bouncer Caleb Rush.... Fast, light, and witty, Sutton's second novel is a pleasure."
-- Kirkus Reviews (starred review)
"Terrific... Crush makes a wonderful lead."
-- Publishers Weekly
"Like Kurt Vonnegut and T. Jefferson Parker teamed up to write a mystery."
-- W.L. Ripley, author of the Wyatt Storme mysteries
"Witty, cleverly plotted, dripping with Hollywood allusions...it is so much fun."
-- Reviewing the Evidence
"Relentless in its action, as Crush travels all over trying to protect the woman he is bound to by duty and by his past. Heart Attack and Vine is sure to please readers who enjoy high-stakes thrillers filled with glitz, glamor, and unpredictable femmes fatales."
-- Foreword Reviews
"Sly, knowing, and hilarious, Heart Attack and Vine is a perfect caper book set inside Hollywood's Dream Factory that just screams 'movie!.' Studios, please option this immediately. With its nonstop action, snappy dialogue, and wisecracking characters, this send-up of Hollywood is a surefire winner."
-- Denise Hamilton, bestselling crime novelist and editor of the Edgar-winning short story anthology Los Angeles Noir
"Insanely fun and readable. Sutton writes like a great raconteur tells a story."
-- Hart Hanson, writer/creator of Bones
"Crush is back in town, and the Hollywood sign is in wicked, Technicolor flames. Phoef Sutton's rabid charmers break hearts and redden all carpets, and his pages fly by on winds of wit. This sly writing has Chandler cross-hairs and is pure, CGI-free magic."
-- Richard Christian Matheson, Amazon #1 bestselling author of Dystopia and Hell Comes to Hollywood From the New York Times-bestselling co-author of Curious Minds A Kirkus "10 Best" Criminal Tale for 2016
"In my world any novel that alludes to a Tom Waits song with its title gets a closer look. When that reference also characterizes the sly tone, the slick characters, and the twisty plot, then I'm singing, too. Phoef Sutton's Heart Attack and Vine hit all the right notes for me... every chapter was steeped in snark, wit and movie references. There's magic in this book."
-- Carole Barrowman, Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel
"This fast-moving, wiseass noir tale of murder and Hollywood features the return of bodyguard and bouncer Caleb Rush.... Fast, light, and witty, Sutton's second novel is a pleasure."
-- Kirkus Reviews (starred review)
"Terrific... Crush makes a wonderful lead."
-- Publishers Weekly
"Like Kurt Vonnegut and T. Jefferson Parker teamed up to write a mystery."
-- W.L. Ripley, author of the Wyatt Storme mysteries
"Witty, cleverly plotted, dripping with Hollywood allusions...it is so much fun."
-- Reviewing the Evidence
"Relentless in its action, as Crush travels all over trying to protect the woman he is bound to by duty and by his past. Heart Attack and Vine is sure to please readers who enjoy high-stakes thrillers filled with glitz, glamor, and unpredictable femmes fatales."
-- Foreword Reviews
"Sly, knowing, and hilarious, Heart Attack and Vine is a perfect caper book set inside Hollywood's Dream Factory that just screams 'movie!.' Studios, please option this immediately. With its nonstop action, snappy dialogue, and wisecracking characters, this send-up of Hollywood is a surefire winner."
-- Denise Hamilton, bestselling crime novelist and editor of the Edgar-winning short story anthology Los Angeles Noir
"Insanely fun and readable. Sutton writes like a great raconteur tells a story."
-- Hart Hanson, writer/creator of Bones
"Crush is back in town, and the Hollywood sign is in wicked, Technicolor flames. Phoef Sutton's rabid charmers break hearts and redden all carpets, and his pages fly by on winds of wit. This sly writing has Chandler cross-hairs and is pure, CGI-free magic."
-- Richard Christian Matheson, Amazon #1 bestselling author of Dystopia and Hell Comes to Hollywood From the New York Timesbestselling co-author of Curious Minds
A Kirkus "10 Best" Criminal Tale for 2016
"In my world any novel that alludes to a Tom Waits song with its title gets a closer look. When that reference also characterizes the sly tone, the slick characters, and the twisty plot, then I m singing, too. Phoef Sutton s Heart Attack and Vine hit all the right notes for me... every chapter was steeped in snark, wit and movie references. There s magic in this book."
Carole Barrowman, Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel
This fast-moving, wiseass noir tale of murder and Hollywood features the return of bodyguard and bouncer Caleb Rush. Fast, light, and witty, Sutton s second novel is a pleasure.
Kirkus Reviews (starred review)
Terrific Crush makes a wonderful lead.
Publishers Weekly
Like Kurt Vonnegut and T. Jefferson Parker teamed up to write a mystery.
W.L. Ripley, author of the Wyatt Storme mysteries
"Witty, cleverly plotted, dripping with Hollywood allusions...it is so much fun."
Reviewing the Evidence
"Relentless in its action, as Crush travels all over trying to protect the woman he is bound to by duty and by his past. Heart Attack and Vine is sure to please readers who enjoy high-stakes thrillers filled with glitz, glamor, and unpredictable femmes fatales."
Foreword Reviews
Sly, knowing, and hilarious, Heart Attack and Vine is a perfect caper book set inside Hollywood's Dream Factory that just screams 'movie!. Studios, please option this immediately. With its nonstop action, snappy dialogue, and wisecracking characters, this send-up of Hollywood is a surefire winner.
Denise Hamilton, bestselling crime novelist and editor of the Edgar-winning short story anthology Los Angeles Noir
Insanely fun and readable. Sutton writes like a great raconteur tells a story.
Hart Hanson, writer/creator of Bones
"Crush is back in town, and the Hollywood sign is in wicked, Technicolor flames. Phoef Sutton's rabid charmers break hearts and redden all carpets, and his pages fly by on winds of wit. This sly writing has Chandler cross-hairs and is pure, CGI-free magic."
Richard Christian Matheson, Amazon #1 bestselling author of Dystopia and Hell Comes to Hollywood" Sly, knowing, and hilarious, "Heart Attack and Vine" is a perfect caper book set inside Hollywood's Dream Factory that just screams 'movie!. Studios, please option this immediately. With its nonstop action, snappy dialogue, and wisecracking characters, this send-up of Hollywood is a surefire winner.
Denise Hamilton, bestselling crime novelist and editor of the Edgar-winning short story anthology "Los Angeles Noir"
Like Kurt Vonnegut and T. Jefferson Parker teamed up to write a mystery.
W.L. Ripley, author of the Wyatt Storme mysteries
Insanely fun and readable. Sutton writes like a great raconteur tells a story.
Hart Hanson, writer/creator of "Bones"
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