Michael Z. Lewin
THE RELUCTANT DETECTIVE and other storiesThe stories in the collection are: “The Reluctant Detective” – nominated for an Edgar in 1984 “Rainey Shines” – an amateur detective couple solve a murder in the English town I lived in for thirty years “Danny Gets It Right” – this and the following stories feature Hoosier ex-Vice President Dan Quayle as the, um, detective “Danny Pulls His Weight” “The Stranger” – a visitor to a southern Indiana town seems what he’s not “Night Shift” – Leroy Powder educates a Japanese visitor about Indianapolis policing “What a Woman Wants” – another Indy police story “Boss” – inspired by Kawabata’s “Palm of the Hand” stories “Wrong Number” – prize winner in 1981’s International Crime Writers’ Short Story competition “The Hand that Feeds Me” – Rover solves a murder “The Hit” – a conversation on a train “If the Glove Fits” – nominated for an Edgar in 2002 “You Pay for Everything” – a writer helps with a difficult child “Suicide Note” – a writer checks out “Family Business” – this, and the next five stories, all involve cases for the Lunghi family of Bath private eyes “Wedding Bells” “Gains and Losses” “Travel Plans” “Pay Phone” “Gunpoint” “Mr Hard Man” – an American plies his trade in Bath in a story that has its first publication in this book |
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