The Reluctant Detective and Other Stories

Michael Z. Lewin. Crippen & Landru Publishers, $17 (246pp) ISBN 978-1-885941-62-6

Michael Z. Lewin (Family Planning) presents 21 criminal plots, including the Edgar-nominated title story, in The Reluctant Detective and Other Stories. ""Danny"" Quayle, the Lunghi family (Brits of Italian background), Rover the canine detective and Indiana police Lieutenant Leroy Powder are some of the featured investigators.

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