Good Morning, Heartache

Philip Damon Mystery #2

by Peter Duchin, John Morgan Wilson

Damon and his orchestra are in L.A. for a gig at the Cocoanut Grove. But when the body of his trumpeter is found washed up on the shore, he sets out with Hercules Platt, ex-cop-turned-sax-player, to find the hidden truth behind Hollywood's facade.

Genres: Mystery

304 pages, Mass Market Paperback

First published January 1, 2003

Reviews

[Divine Collins · Rating 3 out of 5]

It has been a while since I read it so for now I will leave it as 3.5 and I will hopefully re-read it and git it a more in depth review. I don't remember much and I want to give it a fair review.

[Britt Lovelady · Rating 2 out of 5]

While this wasn't a bad book, it wasn't memorable either. The plot focused on a band leader whose stand-in trumpet player was found murdered. Of course the ending wraps up neatly (too neatly in my opinion) and the whodunit was essentially figured out by the bandleader's fellow musician who conveniently is a former investigator. I did like the Hollywood in the 1960s setting and the characters were likeable enough, but I probably won't read a book from this series again. I give it a C- -.

[Lori S. · Rating 3 out of 5]

I did a review of both this and Blue Moon at my LiveJournal blog: http://bookdelver.livejournal.com/131...