Diamond Rock

"In the 3rd novel featuring Red Diamond, the downtrodden N.Y. cabbie turned hardboiled private eye is living in Los Angeles, and gets drawn into the world of rock and roll. Big Band forties meets big hair eighties, with the quest for lady love Fifi La Roche, and the vile machinations of arch villain Rocco Rico. Gritty, sentimental and deftly written, Diamond is back in print after two decades. Hardboiled humor by an author who wants to be like Raymond Chandler, if he grows up."