Private investigator Stuart Bloom was missing, presumed dead. Until now.
His body is discovered in an abandoned
Dix Steele is back in town, & 'town' is post-war LA. His best friend Brub is on the force of the LAPD, & as the two meet in country clubs & beach bars, they discuss the latest case: a strangler is preying on young women in the dark. Dix listens with interest as Brub describes their top suspect, as yet unnamed.