“He was as country as a bale of cotton on an unwilling child’s back.” “They both wore new blue jeans, checkered blue work shirts, and hard leather shoes that had counted more miles than a Fitbit could imagine.” The descriptions are also a joy to read – the kind of thing that make you want to stop for a moment and read them out loud, even if just to yourself. These are awesome names! No story with characters like this could possibly be bland. There’s Shorty Reeves, Foxy Donk, Wolfman Chord, Hush, and Captain Carson Kittridge. Then there’s Ernie Eckles, the Mississippi Assassin. His client in this adventure is named Catfish Worry – Worry is the perfect name for a man who needs a private detective. His secretary is Mardi Bitterman and his son is named Twill. Leonid McGill is a pretty good name for a detective. From the names of the characters, to his descriptions, the words and phrases he chooses are a pleasure to read - but that’s only one of the reasons I loved Trouble Is What I Do, the latest Leonid McGill installment. Sure, he writes detective novels, but the way he writes them can be pure poetry. 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.Īvailable Februfrom Hachette Audio as a digital download, and in Print and Ebook from Mulholland Books.To paraphrase the great Sugar Ray Robinson,” I said, “trouble is what I do.” Leonid McGill 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.

Unsurprisingly, the opportunity to do a simple favor while shocking the prevailing elite is too much for Leonid to resist.īut 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. 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.

His seemingly infallible instinct and inside knowledge of the crime world make him the ideal man to help when Phillip Worry comes knocking. Leonid McGill's spent a lifetime building up his reputation in the New York investigative scene. who solves crimes and whose victims are society's most downtrodden. From innovative bestselling novelist Walter Mosley comes the return of the beloved Leonid McGill detective series featuring a morally ambiguous P.I.

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