![]() Her lower abdomen was marked with purple blotches, as if two hands had grabbed her and squeezed. She was wearing a man’s shirt, white with red pinstripes. Goode kneeled down to take a closer look. In this intricately-layered plot, Rother’s characters use substances or other people to try to fill the empty spaces within themselves, with addictions ranging from sex, alcohol, cocaine and cigarettes to Goode’s own, caffeine and damaged women.įrom the book: "Goode’s eyes followed the ivory feet up a pair of long legs to see it was not a mannequin, but the crumpled body of a raven-haired young woman, stunning even in death. The untimely disappearance of Goode’s sister proves a worrisome distraction as he chases suspects and a dogged cub reporter chases him. After the Camus-reading surfer finds the body of a beautiful woman in an alley, he is assigned to head a team of relief detectives with the hopes of proving he is homicide-worthy.Īs Goode explores the underbelly of the affluent coastal enclave of La Jolla, California, and its hipster neighbor, Pacific Beach, he clashes with the patrons and employees of a neighborhood bar: real estate agents and beauty school students who have possible ties to an escort service and a drug ring - and keep turning up dead. Tired of working undercover narcotics, police detective Ken Goode wants a transfer to homicide. Known for her true crime writing, Caitlin Rother adds crime fiction to her skill set with NAKED ADDICTION ![]()
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