True Confessions a killian delaney novel Under the spell of the

Under the spell of the missing woman

The leader of the Kuomintang

and Racquel's behavior has become increasingly erratic

Political and economic fortunes are at stake

The voice is accessible and light

True Confessions a killian delaney novel Under the spell of theIn 1940s Los Angeles, an unidentified murder victim is found bisected in a shadowy lot. A catchy nickname is given her in jest"The Virgin Tramp"and suddenly a "nice little homicide that would have drifted off the front pages in a couple of days" becomes a storm center. Two brothers, Tom and Des Spellacy, are at the heart of this powerful novel of Irish Catholic life in Southern California just after World War II. Played in the film version by Robert