Lawrence Sanders McNally`s Alibi, Lardo, Vincent

Luscious Claudia Lester claims to have had the manuscript but declares that her lover, Matthew Harrigan, ran off with it; a lover scorned, Harrigan says Claudia is lying. And Rodney Whitehead, a shady antiques dealer, maintains that neither Claudia nor Harrigan is to be believed. When the supposed owner of the manuscript is found dead in a sleazy motel, the investigating officer, Georgia OHara, suspects Archy knows more than hes willing to admit about the murder, the manuscript, and its ardent pursuers composed of neer-do-wells and flimflam artists.