Trouble Is What I Do
Little, Brown and Company · Hardcover · February 25, 2020
Morally ambiguous P.I. Leonid McGill is back -- and investigating crimes against society's most downtrodden -- in this installment of the beloved detective series from an Edgar Award-winning and bestselling crime novelist.
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- Who it’s for
- A lean, serious slice of private-eye noir with cultural heft and a collector’s pull.
- Genres
- Private Eye Fiction, Black Mystery, Hard-Boiled Mystery
- Published
- Little, Brown and Company, February 25, 2020
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Morally ambiguous P.I. Leonid McGill is back -- and investigating crimes against society's most downtrodden -- in this installment of the beloved detective series from an Edgar Award-winning and bestselling crime novelist. Leonid McGill's spent a lifetime building up his reputation in the New York investigative scene. His seemingly infallible instinct and inside knowledge of the crime world make him the ideal man to help when Phillip Worry comes knocking.
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Phillip "Catfish" Worry is a 92-year-old Mississippi bluesman who needs Leonid's help with a simple task: deliver a letter revealing the black lineage of a wealthy heiress and her corrupt father. Unsurprisingly, the opportunity to do a simple favor while shocking the prevailing elite is too much for Leonid to resist. But when a famed and feared assassin puts a hit on Catfish, Leonid has no choice but to confront the ghost of his own felonious past. Working to protect his client and his own family, Leonid must reach the heiress on the eve of her wedding before her powerful father kills those who hold their family's secret. Joined by a team of young and tough aspiring investigators, Leonid must gain the trust of wary socialites, outsmart vengeful thugs, and, above all, serve the truth -- no matter the cost.
Hard-Boiled Pull
A lean, serious slice of private-eye noir with cultural heft and a collector’s pull.
Come here for
- hard-boiled PI energy
- series-minded crime fiction
Expect
- grit over gloss
- a steady, toolkit-like read
Where it sits
| Private Eye Fiction | 56% |
|---|---|
| Black Mystery | 53% |
| Hard-Boiled Mystery | 45% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Private Eye Fiction
- Crime Fiction
- Black Mystery
- Authors
- Walter Mosley
- Publisher
- Little, Brown and Company
- Published
- February 25, 2020
- Format
- Hardcover
- Reading lane
- Private Eye Fiction