title: Columbo: The Hoover Files
author:  William Harrington 
description: Betsy Clendenin, a Kitty Kelley^-like master of the unauthorized biography, is to show-biz public relations what Saddam Hussein is to Middle East peace. Her new project concerns J. Edgar Hoover; Betsy has unearthed new dirt regarding information passed between J. Edgar Hoover, the Mafia, and Roy Cohn. Unfortunately, whatever Betsy learned goes up in flames--along with Betsy herself--when her house explodes. Enter everyone's favorite rumpled detective, Lieutenant Columbo of the LAPD. Just like on TV, we know who the killer is almost from the start; the fun is watching Columbo tighten the noose through his special mix of oblique questioning, self-deprecating asides, and shrewd insight into the criminal mind. Harrington continues to do a great job with this series, mixing in historical figures and some very amusing banter between Columbo and everyone else. An additional plus is an attention to forensic detail that matches any of the more serious procedurals. Entertaining reading. <i>Wes Lukowsky</i>
zlib_text: COLUMBO: THE HOOVER FILES
  WILLIAM HARRINGTON
  A Tom Docherty Associates Book
  
  Copyright © 1998 by MCA Publishing Rights, a Division of MCA, Inc.
  COLUMBO: THE HOOVER FILES A novel by William Harrington Based on the Universal
  Television series COLUMBO Created by Richard Levinson & William Link All rights reserved,
  including the right to reproduce this book,
  or portions thereof, in any form.
  This book is printed on acid-free paper.
  A Forge Book Published by Tom Doherty Associates, Inc.
  175 Fifth Avenue New York, NY 10010
  Forge® is a registered trademark of Tom Doherty Associates, Inc.
  Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Harrington, William.
  Columbo : the Hoover files / William Harrington.—1st ed. p. cm.
  “A Tom Doherty Associates book.”
  ISBN 0-312-86027-7
  1. Hoover, J. Edgar (John Edgar), 1895-1972—Fiction. 2. Columbo, Lieutenant (Fictitious character)
  —Fiction. I. Title.
  First Edition: January 1998
  Printed in the United States of America
  0987654321
  
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