Made to Kill

A brand-new speculative noir trilogy from Adam Christopher, author of the Spider Wars series. Raymond Chandler meets Lawrence Block, with robots! Will appeal to fans of Hard Case Crime and Christopher's previous alt history novel, Empire State (9780857661920). The stories are based on the premise that noted sci-fi snob Raymond Chandler secretly wrote speculative fiction on the side! Promoted by Tor in the US with a website and free novella: thelatrilogy.com.

When a familiar-looking woman arrives at the Los Angeles offices of Raymond Electromatic-PI turned hit man and the world's last robot - he takes on the case of a missing movie star, and is soon plunged into a glittering world of 1960s Hollywood. But when he uncovers a sinister plot, this robot is in the wrong place, at the wrong time.When a familiar-looking woman arrives at the Los Angeles offices of Raymond Electromatic-PI turned hit man and the world's last robot - he takes on the case of a missing movie star, and is soon plunged into a glittering world of 1960s Hollywood: fame, fortune, and secrecy. But when he uncovers a sinister plot that goes much deeper than the silver screen, this robot is in the wrong place, at the wrong time.