The Hollow Girl

The tragic death of Moe's girlfriend Pamela has finally pushed him over the edge. Drunk, guilty, and alone, he is bent on self-destruction. Then Nancy Lustig, a figure from Moe's first case as a PI, comes to him with the ultimate missing person's case. Nancy's daughter, an early internet sensation known as the Hollow Girl, has apparently disappeared from her trendy New York City apartment. At the beginning of the investigation, Moe stumbles across the body of a has-been actress and clues that are either contradictory or useless. Then, as if on cue, 'Hollow Girl' videos begin reappearing on the web. As the days go on without any solid leads as to the Hollow Girl's location, the videos grow darker and more violent. Eventually Moe is convinced that she is someone's captive and that the man who has her plans to execute her in public. Through a combination of Moe's usual stumbling, good luck, and skill, he rescues the Hollow Girl from her fate. AUTHOR: Called a hard-boiled poet by NPR's Maureen Corrigan and the noir poet laureate in the Huffington Post, Reed Farrel Coleman is the former executive vice president of Mystery Writers of America. SELLING POINTS: The ninth and final book in the critically acclaimed Moe Prager series Author has been nominated for or won all of the major awards in crime fiction including the Edgar Award, the Shamus Award, the Anthony Award, and the Barry Award. Called a "hardboiled poet" by NPR's Maureen Corrigan REVIEWS: "In Reed Farrel Coleman's hands, the Moe Prager novels are turning into one of the great series in PI literature. These are soulful, beautifully written investigations into an American Dream that slipped through our fingers when no one was looking." -Dennis Lehane, author of 'Live by Night'.