JACK SAVAGE TAKES A LONG DAY'S JOURNEY INTO NOIR This time it's personal. Someone murdered the brother of Ralph Brown, Jack's close friend and favorite bartender. Despite Jack's best efforts to direct it elsewhere, the finger of suspicion keeps swinging back to point at the gorgeous French actress who just arrived on the peninsula-the one Jack is falling for, the one with the devil-may-care attitude toward life, love, and nudity. If only he had a little peace of mind, he could solve the case. But there's the distraction of a time-traveling stranger who needs his help ... and Bay Area thugs whose weapon of choice is a nutcracker ... and the French politician at the reins of a sinister cabal ... not to mention an insufferable dog whose sessions with a pet psychiatrist are going terribly awry. It's a full plate for a soft-boiled detective. (Third book in the "Monterey Jack" series.)