[Lenny Bliss Mysteries 03] • The Middle of Nowhere

Homicide detective Lenny Bliss wears consciousness like an albatross. He is looking for some inner peace. Instead he gets a floater fished out of the East River. The investigation is not going swimmingly (they never do, with floaters) when another case takes precedence-the bludgeoning of a young man during a party in a swanky Upper East Side town house. Arriving on the scene, Bliss realizes he's been to this swank town house before. If his previous visit is revealed, it will taint the case and make Bliss a very likely suspect. Sloan's shrewd humor and his wonderful ear for speech weave a riveting tale full of intriguing and richly drawn New York characters. It all adds up to one helluva read.