Dangerous Games by John Shannon is a crime thriller centered on Jack Liffey, a professional “child finder” in Los Angeles, known for tracking down missing kids and young adults. In this novel, his new girlfriend, Gloria Martinez—an L.A. police sergeant—asks him to help find her 18-year-old niece, Luisa, who has vanished from a tiny reservation in the Owens Valley. Luisa had threatened to escape her abusive situation by heading to Los Angeles, possibly to work in the porn industry, but instead becomes entangled in progressively seedy and dangerous underground scenes—starting in phone sex work, then hostessing, and eventually in a grotesque world where homeless people are videotaped performing hazardous stunts. As Jack follows the trail through L.A.’s underbelly, he encounters a bizarre cast of characters, including shady would-be filmmakers and lowlifes. The search culminates in the Malibu Hills, where competing rescuers and interests trigger a gun battle and wildfire, sweeping Jack and others through chaos as they race toward the ocean.

About this Item
Title: Dangerous Games Signed by Author
Publisher: Carroll & Grof Publishers
Publication Date: 2005
Language: English
Binding: Hardcover with Dust Jacket
Edition: 1st Edition
Condition: Almost Fine
Genre: Thriller
SKU Number B503