Whispering Nickel Idols
core novel 2005 Garrett P.I.
Record
| First published | 2005 |
|---|---|
| Original language |  EN |
| Work type | novel |
| Canon status | core |
| Reader rating | 4.09 (2,093 ratings, collected 2026-09-12) |
| Page count | 368 |
| First-edition ISBN | 9780451459749 |
| Internal chronology | 11 |
Synopsis
Whispering Nickel Idols, the eleventh Garrett P.I. novel, finds Garrett, now a more established figure in TunFaire after years of freelance investigation, once again navigating the city's underworld and its diverse population of humans, elves, dwarves and other races. Garrett continues to rely on the Dead Man, the telepathic and telekinetic Loghyr corpse who serves as his business partner from the confines of his own house, for insight into the cases he takes on, while his half-elf friend Morley Dotes, his on-and-off romantic interest Tinnie Tate, and his housekeeper Dean remain fixtures of his day-to-day life. The novel continues the series' blend of hardboiled detective conventions with TunFaire's fantastical population, sending Garrett through the city's crime syndicates, controlled by figures like Chodo Contague, and its corrupt power structures as he works to resolve a new mystery.
Where it sits
- Universe: Garrett P.I.
- Series: Garrett P.I. core; position 11 of 14 in the series' recorded order
- Author: Glen Cook
Notes
- From the series record (Garrett P.I.): Core Canon = the 14-novel main sequence. Fourteen books were originally published one at a time from 1987 to 2013; omnibus reissues of groups of three exist but add no new content and are not catalogued separately.
Neighbouring works
Publication order and internal chronology are tracked as two separate orderings, but they resolve to the exact same sequence for this book, so one combined line is shown instead of two identical ones.
- Reading order, within the series Garrett P.I.: position 11 of 14: previous Angry Lead Skies (2002) · next Cruel Zinc Melodies (2008)
Sources
- Wikipedia: Garrett P.I.
- OrderOfBooks.com: Garrett P.I.
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whispering_Nickel_Idols
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