Sleeping Dog (Leo and Serendipity) - Softcover

Lochte, Dick

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1941298095 ISBN 13: 9781941298091

Publisher: Brash Books, 2014

Synopsis

SLEEPING DOG is ONE OF THE MOST ACCLAIMED CRIME NOVELS EVER.
A New York Times Book of the Year, A Nero Wolfe Award Winner
An Edgar Award Finalist, A Shamus Award Finalist and an Anthony Award Finalist
Named by the Independent Mystery Booksellers Association as one of the 100 Favorite Mysteries of the Century.

This beloved, comedy-noir thriller teams up Leo Bloodworth, a hard-drinking, middle-aged Los Angeles PI with hypertension and a low tolerance for precious teenagers, with Serendipity Dahlquist, a bright and strong-willed roller-blading 14-year-old searching for her lost dog. But things quickly escalate, plunging the oddest of odd couples into the dark underworld of sunny Southern California and pitting them against one of the biggest, and most brutal, organized crime families in Mexico.

"Outclasses, in many ways, the tales of Raymond Chandler, Ross Macdonald and other renowned California mystery writers." Publishers Weekly

"Dick Lochte is a superb craftsman." Sue Grafton

“Sleeping Dog is funny and strong and a joy to read." Robert B. Parker

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Review

""An appealing detective story that reaffirms your faith in ...well, girls and dogs and Sam Spades.""-New York Daily News""A delightful screwball mystery...funny, witty, wonderful and oddly affecting.""-Sacramento Bee""What a tale it is...funny, fresh, and a winner.""-Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine""An exceptionally well-paced and polished first novel [that] could easily qualify for 'Best Novel' as well...hilarious and yet sympathetic...works beautifully and memorably.""-St. Louis Post-Dispatch ""A rollicking--and exciting--detective tale....Lochte brings his characters to life with the wit and skill of a veteran.""--Indianapolis News ""A wonderfully literate, witty novel. A fun book.""--Gregory Mcdonald, author of Fletch ""Arresting Entertainment.... Balancing violence and humor is no easy feat. Yet Lochte has done it, and done it well.""--Los Angeles Times Book Review""Too much fun to pass up.... There's great charm in the 'Paper Moon' relationship between this peppery girl and the soft-hearted shamus, and Lochte's breezy style puts some fresh, wholesome humor into a tough old genre."" --Philadelphia Inquirer ""Outclasses, in many ways, the tales of Raymond Chandler, Ross Macdonald and other renowned California mystery writers....A corker entertainment, uncontrived and satisfying...Lochte deserves raves for his debut.""--Publishers Weekly""A funny, action-filled mystery...as wide-awake a tale as I've read in a long time."" --Philadelphia Daily News""A first novel that is original; that moves alertly along; that has considerable charm as well as action; that has believablecharacters and elegant writing; that has moments of high humor and some black humor; that has a plot well conversant with the amenities of the mystery story (private-eye division)."" --New York Times Book Review "An appealing detective story that reaffirms your faith in ...well, girls and dogs and Sam Spades."-New York Daily News"A delightful screwball mystery...funny, witty, wonderful and oddly affecting."-Sacramento Bee"What a tale it is...funny, fresh, and a winner."-Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine"An exceptionally well-paced and polished first novel [that] could easily qualify for 'Best Novel' as well...hilarious and yet sympathetic...works beautifully and memorably."-St. Louis Post-Dispatch "A rollicking--and exciting--detective tale....Lochte brings his characters to life with the wit and skill of a veteran."--Indianapolis News "A wonderfully literate, witty novel. A fun book."--Gregory Mcdonald, author of Fletch "Arresting Entertainment.... Balancing violence and humor is no easy feat. Yet Lochte has done it, and done it well."--Los Angeles Times Book Review"Too much fun to pass up.... There's great charm in the 'Paper Moon' relationship between this peppery girl and the soft-hearted shamus, and Lochte's breezy style puts some fresh, wholesome humor into a tough old genre." --Philadelphia Inquirer "Outclasses, in many ways, the tales of Raymond Chandler, Ross Macdonald and other renowned California mystery writers....A corker entertainment, uncontrived and satisfying...Lochte deserves raves for his debut."--Publishers Weekly"A funny, action-filled mystery...as wide-awake a tale as I've read in a long time." --Philadelphia Daily News"A first novel that is original; that moves alertly along; that has considerable charm as well as action; that has believablecharacters and elegant writing; that has moments of high humor and some black humor; that has a plot well conversant with the amenities of the mystery story (private-eye division)." --New York Times Book Review

About the Author

The Nero Wolfe Award Winner, Shamus Award Nominee, Edgar Award Nominee Author of a New York Times Book of the Year, author of one of the 100 Favorite Mysteries of the Century chosen by the Independent Mystery Booksellers Association Dick Lochte burst onto the crime-writing scene with Sleeping Dog and has continued to take the genre by storm ever since, becoming a Los Angeles Times bestselling author of 10 books of crime fiction and earning the highest honors a writer can attain in the mystery genre. Sleeping Dog chronicles the adventures of a precocious 14-year-old girl and a weary Los Angeles private detective as they search for the girl’s mother across California. It has become one of the most acclaimed crime novels ever. Lochte’s detective masterpiece was nominated for the Edgar, Shamus and Anthony Awards and took home the Nero Wolfe Award. It was also named a New York Times a “Notable Book of the Year” and was selected by the Independent Mystery Booksellers of America as one of the 100 Most Popular Mystery Novels of the Century. Fans and critics alike were equally excited and impressed by the thrilling sequel, Laughing Dog. Both novels are published by Brash Books, along with his terrific short story Rappin’ Dog. Lochte’s many other popular crime novels, including his Terry Manion series and his Billy Blessing mysteries written with Al Roker, are every bit as masterful. His novel Blue In the Night was named one of the top five crime novels of the year by the Private Eye Writers of America. He’s not just a crime fiction author, either. Lochte is also a successful screenwriter, penning scripts for actors like Jodie Foster and Roger Moore, and he is a highly respected mystery critic and historian, whose many reviews and commentaries have appeared in the Los Angeles Times, Mystery Scene, and other publications. Be sure to look for his insightful commentary and reviews on the Brash Books blog.

About this edition

• Publisher: Brash Books
• Publication date: 2014
• ISBN 10: 1941298095
• ISBN 13: 9781941298091
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 346