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2010., Riverhead Books Call No: BLK MYS Fic Mos Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Series Title: Leonid McGill mysteries.Summary Note: Alfonse Rinaldo, the mysterious power-behind-the-throne at City Hall, the fixer who seems to control every little thing that happens in New York City, has a problem that even he can't fix--and he's come to Leonid McGill for help. It seems a young woman has disappeared, leaving murder in her wake, and it means everything to Rinaldo to track her down.
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2020., Adult, Mulholland Books, Little, Brown and Company Call No: BLK MYS Fic Mos Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Series Title: Leonid McGill mysteries Volume: 6.Summary Note: Leonid McGill's spent a lifetime building up his reputation in the New York investigative scene. His seemingly infallible instinct and inside knowledge of the crime world make him the ideal man to help when Phillip Worry comes knocking. Catfish is a ninety-four-year-old Mississippi blues-man who needs Leonid's help with a simple task: Deliver a letter revealing the black lineage of a wealthy heiress and her corrupt father. The opportunity to do a simple favor while shocking the prevailing elite is imposible for Leonid to resist. But when a famed and deared assassin puts out a hit on Catfish, Leonid has no choice but to confront the ghost of his own felonious past. Working to protect his client, and his own family, Leonid needs to reach the heiress on the eve of her wedding before her powerful father kills those who hold their family's secret. Joined by a team of young and tough aspiring investigators, Leonid must gain the trust of wary socialites, outsmart vengeful thugs, and, above all, serve the truth -- no matter the cost.
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c2011., Adult, Riverhead Books Call No: MYS Fic Mos Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Series Title: Leonid McGill mysteries Volume: 3Summary Note: "Third in the bestselling series featuring private investigator Leonid McGill, following KNOWN TO EVIL and THE LONG FALL. In this latest mystery, an artist with money in hand, who says she's escaped poverty via a marriage to a rich collector who keeps her on a stipend, fears for her life and asks Leonid to help. Leonid knows better than to believe every word, but this isn't a job he can afford to turn away, even as he senses that - if his family's misadventures don't kill him first - sorting out her crooked tale will bring him straight to death's door."--Publisher.
