title: Heart Attack and Vine: A Crush Mystery (Crush Mysteries)
author:  Phoef Sutton 
description: <DIV><STRONG>From the <EM>New York Times</EM>bestselling co-author of <EM>Curious Minds</EM></STRONG><BR><BR><STRONG>A <EM>Kirkus</EM> "10 Best" Criminal Tale for 2016</STRONG><BR><BR>"In my world any novel that alludes to a Tom Waits song with its title gets a closer look. When that reference also characterizes the sly tone, the slick characters, and the twisty plot, then Im singing, too. Phoef Suttons <EM>Heart Attack and Vine</EM> hit all the right notes for me... every chapter was steeped in snark, wit and movie references. Theres magic in this book." <BR> Carole Barrowman, <EM>Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel</EM><BR><BR>This fast-moving, wiseass noir tale of murder and Hollywood features the return of bodyguard and bouncer Caleb Rush. Fast, light, and witty, Suttons second novel is a pleasure.<BR> <EM>Kirkus Reviews</EM> (starred review)<BR><BR>Terrific Crush makes a wonderful lead.<BR> <EM>Publishers Weekly</EM><BR><BR>Like Kurt Vonnegut and T. Jefferson Parker teamed up to write a mystery.<BR> W.L. Ripley, author of the Wyatt Storme mysteries<BR><BR>"Witty, cleverly plotted, dripping with Hollywood allusions...it is so much fun."<BR> <EM>Reviewing the Evidence</EM><BR><BR>"Relentless in its action, as Crush travels all over trying to protect the woman he is bound to by duty and by his past. <EM>Heart Attack and Vine</EM> is sure to please readers who enjoy high-stakes thrillers filled with glitz, glamor, and unpredictable femmes fatales."<BR> <EM>Foreword Reviews</EM><BR><BR>Sly, knowing, and hilarious, <EM>Heart Attack and Vine</EM> is a perfect caper book set inside Hollywood's Dream Factory that just screams 'movie!. Studios, please option this immediately. With its nonstop action, snappy dialogue, and wisecracking characters, this send-up of Hollywood is a surefire winner.<BR> Denise Hamilton, bestselling crime novelist and editor of the Edgar-winning short story anthology <EM>Los Angeles Noir</EM><BR><BR>Insanely fun and readable. Sutton writes like a great raconteur tells a story.<BR> Hart Hanson, writer/creator of <EM>Bones</EM><BR><BR>"Crush is back in town, and the Hollywood sign is in wicked, Technicolor flames. Phoef Sutton's rabid charmers break hearts and redden all carpets, and his pages fly by on winds of wit. This sly writing has Chandler cross-hairs and is pure, CGI-free magic."<BR> Richard Christian Matheson, Amazon #1 bestselling author of <EM>Dystopia</EM> and <EM>Hell Comes to Hollywood</EM></DIV>
zlib_text: Elise stared at Matt for a long moment, her heart
  pulsing.
  What would he do if she kissed him? Just reached up on tiptoe and pulled his
  head down to hers? The moment stretched out between them, as bright and
  hopeful as those fairy lights dripping from the eaves of the nearby house. She
  drew up on her toes inside her boots…then chickened out and slid back down
  to the ground.
  Her gaze flashed to his again and her stomach trembled at the intensity in his
  eyes and a moment later, his mouth brushed hers.
  His lips were warm and firm and he tasted of chocolate and mint.
  She closed her eyes and leaned into his strength. The night seemed magical.
  She felt so safe here, warm and content, a slow peace soaking through her.
  She swallowed her impulse of earlier and rose up on her toes so she could
  wrap her arms around his neck, savoring the heat of him.
  
  She was in deep trouble.
  
  Dear Reader,
  I love stories about secret crushes that unexpectedly turn into something
  more, especially if that shift hap