Frank Sinatra in a Blender

Nick Valentine has problems. Hes a drunken ex-cop who lives in his shabby office, hangs out at strip clubs, and has only one real friendFrank Sinatra. But hes one of the best private investigators in Saint Louis. So when an inept crew robs a credit union, only Valentine can figure out who made off with the millionsbecause sometimes solving a crime takes a hard guy whos not afraid to work outside the law. Valentine swerves through the underbelly of Saint Louis looking for answers, and with every law he breaks, every drink he takes, and every OxyContin he snorts, he lurches closer to finding the truthor floating facedown in the Missouri River. Brutally funny and wild, this no-holds-barred crime novel reads like Elmore Leonard on meth: crazy and addictiveyoull want more.