On Sale: August 05,
2014Pages: 240 | ISBN: 978-0-8041-7720-7
Published by : Alibi
Chicago runs in Jules Landau’s veins. So does the blood of crooks. Now Jules is
going legit as a private eye, stalking bail jumpers and cheating spouses—until
he gets his first big case. Unfortunately, the client is his ex-con father, and
the job is finding the killer of a man whom Jules loved like family. Why did
someone put two bullets in the head of gentle bookkeeper Charles Snook? Jules
is determined to find out, even if the search takes him to perilous places he
never wanted to go.
Snooky, as he was affectionately known, had a knack for turning dirty dollars clean, with clients ranging from humble shop owners to sharp-dressed mobsters. As Jules retraces Snooky’s last days, he crosses paths with a way-too-eager detective, a gorgeous and perplexing tattoo artist, a silver-haired university administrator with a kinky side, and a crusading journalist. Exposing one dirty secret after another, the PI is on a dangerous learning curve. And, at the top of that curve, a killer readies to strike again.
Snooky, as he was affectionately known, had a knack for turning dirty dollars clean, with clients ranging from humble shop owners to sharp-dressed mobsters. As Jules retraces Snooky’s last days, he crosses paths with a way-too-eager detective, a gorgeous and perplexing tattoo artist, a silver-haired university administrator with a kinky side, and a crusading journalist. Exposing one dirty secret after another, the PI is on a dangerous learning curve. And, at the top of that curve, a killer readies to strike again.
My Impressions:
This is the first book in the “Blues” ad Jules Landau series and it
really delivers. Before I realized that this was a series I had already
finished the book and was slightly peeved that there was no more, but luckily my daughter pointed out I just
have to wait for the next one.
This book really had everything you are looking for when you go and grab
a mystery title. Corrupt governments and
police men, a excellent plot that twists
and turns till the end, death, murder (several in fact), drugs, sting
operations, love, drama, set in Chicago etc.
Wrote in story telling mode from the perspective of Jules, PI, this was
a page turner of a book. I really enjoyed reading about all the different family
relationships and how they intersected throughout this story.
I cannot wait to read the other books in this series.
About the Author:
Marc
Krulewitch’s Jules Landau
mysteries take place in Chicago, where he was born and where his family has
lived for generations. He now resides in Colorado.
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Disclaimer: I received a free e-copy of this book from Random House via Net Galley in exchange for my honest review and opinion.
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