Hired to investigate a once dutiful father turned deadbeat dad, detective and family man Kit Deleeuw finds himself embroiled with mobsters, federal investigators, and the victim's personal life after the man turns up dead in his office. 20,000 first printing. $20,000 ad/promo. Tour.
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he 90s, the world is full of pressure, difficult choices, and the struggle to build and maintain friendships. For the men in Jon Katz's fourth Suburban Detective mystery, it is also a world fraught with betrayal, greed, and massive fraud--not to mention murder.
As The Fathers' Club opens, Kit Deleeuw is feeling particularly embattled in his dual roles as detective and family man: His son is in trouble at school, his wife is away much of the time, and he is feeling out of place in the affluent suburb of Rochambeau. Having seen too much of the dark side of suburban life, he worries about becoming one of those men with too many acquaintances and too few friends. Into the midst of this slough of despond walks Linda Lewis, who wants Kit to investigate her ex-husband Dale. Normally a dutiful father, Dale has fallen behind in his child support payments, and hasn't called, visited the kids, or responded to Linda's calls in long enough to have her worried. When the deadbeat Dad turns
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- PublisherBantam Dell Pub Group
- Publication date1996
- ISBN 10 0385479212
- ISBN 13 9780385479219
- BindingHardcover
- Edition number1
- Number of pages237
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