by Roderick Thorp · Penguin · tapa blanda · ISBN 9780140072938
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«Rainbow Drive» is the mystery novel by Roderick Thorp, published by Penguin in paperback (464 pages, in English).
Mike Gallagher, acting chief of homicide for the Hollywood Division, investigates the murder of five people in Laurel Canyon. When his partner Dan dies, Gallagher discovers that someone very close to him may be involved. The investigation reveals a plot with echoes of the Manson case, between the glamour and violence of Los Angeles.
The novel was originally published in 1986; this Penguin paperback edition is from 1989. ISBN 9780140072938.
For readers of crime fiction seeking a classic thriller set in Los Angeles, with suspense and a backdrop of dangerous glamour.
Roderick Mayne Thorp Jr. was an American novelist specializing mainly in police procedurals and crime novels. His novel The Detective was adapted into a film of the same name in 1968. Thorp is also known for its sequel, the bestselling novel Nothing Lasts Forever, which later served as the basis for the film Die Hard. Thus Thorp became a creator of the entire media franchise of the same name. Two other Thorp novels, Rainbow Drive and Devlin, were also adapted into TV movies.
