From Library Journal
In his ninth mystery (e.g., Death by Jury, St. Martin's, 1995), private investigator Alo Nudger takes on a series of cases in St. Louis that begin with the apparently accidental death of a client's daughter. Nudger's novice partner Lacey, meanwhile, provides sometimes humorous complications. For most collections.
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From Booklist
St. Louis private investigator Alo Nudger doesn't usually accept referrals from other PI's, but this time Lacey Tumulty does the referring. Her friendship and his dwindling bank account induce Nudger to attempt to find out if Betty Almer's death was an accident, as the police believe, or something else, as her father contends. When the father dies in another accident, Nudger's sensitive, often prescient stomach forces him on, even though there is no one to pay his and Lacey's fee. Nudger is unique in detective fiction. He's driven by all the values that drive his more macho counterparts: loyalty, a sense of justice, morality, and a desire to fix the world. But he's saddled with two qualities a Spenser wouldn't understand: fear and doubt. Can he face danger yet again and survive? What if his junky car won't start? What if there were no Alo Nudger? Then we'd all miss a great reading experience.
Wes Lukowsky
