Whenan old friend buys a trench coat and opens his own detective agency, PI CatDeLuca sees a train wreck coming. Everything Billy Bonham knows about being aprivate eye he discovered from Humphrey Bogart. And that’s just enough to make himdangerous.

Thebungling detective is in way over his head on a case involving murder and astolen couple of Marilyn Monroe’s dazzling diamond earrings. His outrageousclient, Cristina McTigue, can be pursued by guys who want her deceased. Five minutesafter conference the woman, Kitty would cheerfully eliminate her too.

WhenBilly is gunned down on the road, it’s up to Cat to save lots of his crazy client andnail a murderer. She shortly finds herself knee-deep in big trouble, dodging bullets andchasing diamond jewelry. Before it’s over, she’ll need to search for help from her sexyFBI partner, a hunky ex-spy, her outrageous Italian category of Chicago cops,as well as her interfering mama.

Witha solid of zany people and a speed that’s unrelenting, K. J. Larsen acts upanother laugh-out-loud Cat DeLuca caper.