Falling Objects: A Lou Baltimore novel

by Daniel Cross

Who Killed Eve Hollander? Indianapolis, 1955. Early spring, a little before one in the morning. That's when beautiful, rich, cruel Eve Hollander goes off her penthouse roof . . . and lands in the lap, as it were, of her next-door neighbor, Dr. Lou Baltimore. The quirky college professor with a knack for detection might let it go at that-except that five of Eve's circle want to pin her death on him. Did Eve fall? Or was she pushed? And by whom? And why? Lou wants to find out. Teaming up with smart, beautiful Indianapolis Police Department Lt. Kelley Cooper, Lou romances the leggy cop while also investigating Eve's death. Along the way, employing his usual wisecracks, brash manner and unorthodox methods, he manages to raise eyebrows, ruffle feathers and step on toes . . . What the Characters Say about Lou Kelley "He's sort of lovable, if you can stand to be around him."Irving "A lying weasel."Belle "He is very, very tricky."Oren "He's a loose cannon, but at least he's our loose cannon."Tony "The most conceited man I have ever met."Gladys "Cocky, smug and thoroughly unlikable."Edmund Spinks, Jr. : "He's not as smart as he thinks."Irving "A real wise ass."Chardonnay "He's rather full of himself."Hugh "A real jerk."Beau "My daddy called him a bad name."Sam "An okay guy. In his own way, I mean."Eve No comment available. The "I put Sherlock Holmes, Philip Marlowe and Wolf J. Flywheel in a bag, shook it up, and dumped it out. And what did I get for my trouble? Lou Baltimore."

376 pages, Paperback

First published June 17, 2009