Private eye
Alex Novalis strolls along the street expecting nothing to happen when suddenly
a young woman grabs his hand and tells him that she is being followed. The
stalker attacks them but they can escape. Alex immediately has a crush on Sandy
Smollett who looks like the girl from next door but has a lot to hide. Albeit her
innocent look she works as a stripper and is well acquainted with some strange
figures. Novalis is soon contacted by them, some offering him money for Sandy’s
protection, others openly threatening him. The fact that they are constantly
attacked, Sandy’s repeated disappearances and the unanswered question where she
actually comes from do not make things easier for the private eye.
The
protagonists are a strange couple who easily keep the story going on. Alex’s
sometimes naive appearing behaviour with the good heart and trustfulness on the
one hand is mirrored by the inscrutable girl who looks innocent but with the
time reveals her dark sides and constantly lies and keeps things from her
protector. It’s especially their dialogues which are entertainingly constructed
and great fun to read. The plot itself offers a lot of suspense which is
increasing with the time when more and more characters add to the complication
of the story.
