Garrett for Hire - (Garrett, P.I.) by Glen Cook (Paperback)

Book Synopsis

Meet Garrett, P.I. He's a hardboiled human detective who stands out in a crowd of elves, trolls, and other otherworldly denizens in the magical city of TunFaire. Garrett For Hire is "fantasy noir at its best" (Library Journal), collecting three novels from Glen Cook's classic urban fantasy series.

Deadly Quicksilver Lies

A rich woman hires Garrett to find her missing daughter...or to act as her hitman. In TunFaire, sometimes it's hard to tell the difference, leaving him no choice but to sift through the sex, intrigue, and murder to uncover the truth behind this case...

Petty Pewter Gods

With TunFaire real estate at a premium and prayer palaces at a minimum, the big gods on the block hold a contest: find the "key" to the one temple still available for worship. And when two rival pantheons try to hire Garrett to find it on their behalf, he finds himself facing the wrath of gods...
Faded Steel Heat

Riots between humans and non-humans have turned TunFaire into a war zone. And when a powerful gang of "human rightists" drag Garrett into the fray, he defends himself with a circle of friends no one would wish on their worst enemy...

Review Quotes

Praise for the Garrett, P.I., Novels

"Garrett spouts argot and attitude worthy of the hardest-boiled detective who ever pounded mean streets...fun to read."--Fantasy Review

"Lively homage to Chandler and company, with plenty of suspects, sex, and corpses."--Locus

"Cook brings a dose of gritty realism to fantasy."--Library Journal

"Eminently satisfying."--Booklist

"A wild science fiction mystery that never slows down for a moment."--Midwest Book Review

About the Author

Glen Cook used to work the assembly line at a General Motors plant, writing in between helping to build cars as they came down the conveyor built. He has written extensively in the science fiction and fantasy fields, and is the author of the Garrett, P.I. novels and the Black Company alternate history series.