In 1965 Los Angeles, a young man could do worse than to be working for Ogle, a magazine "Devoted to the Masculine Pleasure Principle." But copywriter Harry Trauble starts to worry when Ogle's circulation director is crushed by the men's magazine's stone mascot (a frog), and a new free-spirited girlfriend involves him in that murder and a series of others. CROAKED! is a joyful comedy-thriller from the Nero Wolfe Award-winning Lochte (author of SLEEPING DOG and LAUGHING DOG).
"... A splashy, sexy, swingin' adventure ... Readers who enjoy mysteries set in the publishing world -- for example, Donald Westlake's TRUST ME ON THIS to which CROAKED! compares favorably -- will get a big kick out of this one." -- Booklist
"A giddy romp that's ... never dull." -- Kirkus
Dick Lochte is a Los Angeles Times bestselling author whose novels have been nominated for nearly every mystery book award and have been translated into more than a dozen languages. His SLEEPING DOG was selected as one of the 100 Favorite Mysteries of the 20th Century by the Independent Mystery Booksellers Association.
