Synopses & Reviews
Praise for Stuart M. Kaminsky and the Lew Fonesca series
"Readers will be demanding the sequel before they've finished the debut."
--Booklist (starred review) on Vengeance
"Kaminsky's sense of place is faultless... He grabs readers and takes them on a memorably tumultuous ride of violent dips and turns."
--Publishers Weekly (starred review) on Vengeance
"Though both cases seem predictable, Kaminsky pulls off a climactic surprise for each one. The biggest news, though, is his depressed little Lancelot in Levi's, who's worth at least a dozen more installments."
--Kirkus Reviews (pointer review) on Vengeance
"Lew Fonesca's sensitivity, common sense, and keen wit make him a likable, intriguing character... This series will be a popular one."
--Romantic Times (4 ½ stars) on Vengeance
"Kaminsky is such a pro that the pages fly by, and even though Lew is often such a sad sack, it's hard not to root for him."
--Chicago Tribune on Retribution
"Lew is a triumph: a Lew Archer type with nerve endings so sensitive that when he's asked, 'Anybody dead?' he replies, 'Most of the people who ever lived.'"
--Kirkus Reviews on Retribution
"Perhaps it is time to declare award-winning Stuart Kaminsky as the reigning monarch of excellent detective series."
--Midwest Book Review
"Stuart Kaminsky is hard to beat for a thoughtful, well-plotted, well-written mystery."
--The Washington Post Book World
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"Kaminsky's decent, damaged man brings closure for his clients and perhaps solace for himself. He's got a long way to go, which is great news for eager readers." Publishers Weekly
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"[A] tour de force of economical plotting. Series readers will appreciate the ways in which Fonesca, who has sworn off life, keeps getting drawn back....A wryly written parable set in an old-time detective context." Connie Fletcher, Booklist
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"This third book in the series about Sarasota process server Lew Fonesca could be one of the old black-and-white movies the hero likes to watch in the seedy office that also serves as his apartment. Stuart M. Kaminsky...brings in all the elements you might expect in a '40s B-programmer: 'colorful' supporting characters, a villain whose wealth doesn't do much to hide his sleaziness, and a hard-boiled softy of a hero. It's hackneyed, but Kaminsky is smooth enough to keep you turning the pages." Charles Taylor, Salon.com
Synopsis
Lew Fonesca is a guy just trying to get along. When his wife died in a senseless auto wreck, he got up and left his old life--and when his car gave out in sunny Sarasota, Florida, he stayed. He takes small process-serving gigs and various odd jobs helping people out, and he tries, although maybe not as hard as he should, to fix the gaping hole in his heart.
But for a man who just wants to ease through life without any complications, Lew has a pretty full plate. The shrink that Lew's been seeing for more than a year wants him to finally dump all the grief that he's carrying around so he can have more than a half-life. And Sally, the pretty single mom and social worker who has helped Lew in the past, wants to deepen their friendship. On top of that, a local minister asks him to find a town council member who has gone missing just before a crucial vote that could ruin a struggling community, and a distraught father comes to Lew to track down his wife and two kids, whom Lew suspects ran off with the man's best friend.
When people start showing up dead, Lew knows he's in way over his head--and this time he may not be able make it all come out okay.
Synopsis
For a man who just wants to ease through life without any complications, Lew Fonesca has a pretty full plate. When people start showing up dead, he knows he's in way over his head and this time he may not be able make it all come out okay.
About the Author
Stuart M. Kaminsky is the Edgar Award-winning author of the critically acclaimed Inspector Rostnikov, Toby Peters, Lew Fonesca, and Abe Lieberman mystery series. He lives with his family in Sarasota, Florida.