George Mazzeo

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For fans of Raymond Chandler, Dashiell Hammett and the noir genre, here is a good old-fashioned, hard-boiled detective yarn. It's the second installment in the Lou Rizzo detective series. Lou Rizzo is a streetwise private eye who makes a living off philandering spouses. It wasn't his first career choice but losing an eye while flying a B-25 raid in World War II put an end to his childhood dream of becoming a commercial aviator. It also drove him to depression and the bottle. He's begun to make peace with his fate, allowing him to take his first small steps on the long journey out of alcoholism. One day a seductive redhead, with danger written all over her, slinks into his office and turns his world upside down. Her request...find the man who murdered her brother. He doesn't take homicide cases; that's police business and career suicide for a private dick. He knows better, but the lady is very persuasive...very persuasive indeed. Against his better judgment, he agrees to investigate and is soon embroiled in a twisted plot of betrayal, extortion, and murder putting him in danger as he struggles to solve the mystery.