Death Likes It Hot

Death Likes It Hot by Gore Vidal is a reprint edition published by Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group on March 22, 2011. This 192-page novel follows Peter Sargeant, a public relations expert, as he navigates a posh beach community while assisting a wealthy socialite with an end-of-summer party. The idyllic setting takes a dark turn when the socialite’s niece drowns under mysterious circumstances, leading to a police investigation that uncovers a lethal dose of sleeping pills in her system.
Readers will find a blend of mystery and intrigue as Sargeant observes the unfolding investigation, which involves a range of characters, including the grieving socialite, the victim’s painter husband, and a garrulous tabloid columnist. The narrative explores themes of deception and sophistication, as Sargeant confronts a cunning killer amidst the backdrop of a glamorous party planning scenario. This edition is presented in English and measures 8.02 inches in height and 5.17 inches in length.
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In Death Likes it Hot, dashing P.R. man Peter Sargeant travels out to a posh beach community to help a wealthy socialite plan an end-of-summer party. His enjoyment of the sun, the surf, and the company of a lovely young fashion reporter is interrupted by the death of the socialite’s niece: she mysteriously drowns while swimming on a crowded beach. No one suspects murder until the police find a lethal dose of sleeping pills in her system. As Sargeant watches the police’s investigation unfold, he keeps an eye on the grieving socialite; the victim’s famous painter husband; a suspiciously cheery brother and sister; and a garrulous tabloid columnist. Now, instead of planning guest lists, wine choices, and menus, Sargeant is faced with a killer unlike he’s ever faced: highly sophisticated, devilishly clever, and just as smooth as he is.
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