Jimmy Miles Series by Dan Vining

Private investigator Jimmy Miles works the Hollywood nights. His new client is the desperate daughter of a dead man. Her father was executed for a long-ago murder--and she wants Jimmy to find out the truth about the crime and the real killer's identity. But this case isn't the only mystery keeping Jimmy up at night. The shadowy world Jimmy inhabits is full of secrets, shared with a restless few who also roam the L.A. nightworld. They call themselves Sailors. Jimmy Miles is one of them... morePrivate investigator Jimmy Miles works the Hollywood nights. His new client is the desperate daughter of a dead man. Her father was executed for a long-ago murder--and she wants Jimmy to find out the truth about the crime and the real killer's identity. But this case isn't the only mystery keeping Jimmy up at night. The shadowy world Jimmy inhabits is full of secrets, shared with a restless few who also roam the L.A. nightworld. They call themselves Sailors. Jimmy Miles is one of them. And he is about to discover the truth about himself. And for a Sailor that can be a frightening thing. less

Two novels in one trade volume. There are so many mysteries hidden in the fog off the Pacific Coast. Jimmy Miles has been hired to solve them. But they're not the only things keeping him up at night... In The Quick, an investigation into a long-ago murder leads to his discovery of the Sailors, restless strangers who roam the night, trapped between the world of the living and dead... moreTwo novels in one trade volume. There are so many mysteries hidden in the fog off the Pacific Coast. Jimmy Miles has been hired to solve them. But they're not the only things keeping him up at night... In The Quick, an investigation into a long-ago murder leads to his discovery of the Sailors, restless strangers who roam the night, trapped between the world of the living and dead. In The Next, still haunted by the Sailors, Jimmy becomes obsessed with a sudden rash of murders, and a never-forgotten love affair that may hold the clue to his future. less

"Jimmy Miles doesn't sleep. Perfect for a private investigator. The night belongs to him and to a restless few with secrets of their own - like the woman he's tailing to San Francisco. Little does Jimmy realize that she's not trying to outrun him. In fact, she's luring him there, into the shadows of his own past - and a love affair that became a tragic obsession." Her name is Lucy, and she is as ethereal as the descending fog. Her connection to Jimmy lies with a strange group called the Sailors... more"Jimmy Miles doesn't sleep. Perfect for a private investigator. The night belongs to him and to a restless few with secrets of their own - like the woman he's tailing to San Francisco. Little does Jimmy realize that she's not trying to outrun him. In fact, she's luring him there, into the shadows of his own past - and a love affair that became a tragic obsession." Her name is Lucy, and she is as ethereal as the descending fog. Her connection to Jimmy lies with a strange group called the Sailors. Jimmy knows all about them. They're one of the things that keep him up at night. Jimmy is about to plunge into a mystery that will force him to confront a rash of inexplicable murders, the strange truth about Lucy - and the lies of the past, which are far less frightening than the truth. less