Man-Killer - (Gina Cototi Cases) by Lawrence Kelter (Paperback)

About the Book

PI Gina Cototi is about to undertake her most dangerous case. A master car thief wants her classic Corvette, a ruthless mobster wants her life, and one roguishly handsome Casanova named Rocco Benelli wants what she's in no hurry to give away.

Book Synopsis

"Lawrence Kelter is an exciting new novelist, who reminds me of an early Robert Ludlum." -Nelson DeMille, New York Times bestselling author

Gina Marie Cototi is a feisty Sicilian sparkplug, a Brooklyn-based PI with a fondness for family, friends, and one roguishly handsome Casanova named Rocco Benelli. Hey, nobody's perfect.

This headstrong sleuth drives a split-window '63 Corvette coupe and never, I mean never, misses Sunday dinner with Ma, Dad, and her sister Theresa.

Broke, brooding, and breathtaking, Benelli, an out-of-work parole officer is cursed with more charm than any man deserves. Deep down, Gina knows she shouldn't touch him with a ten-foot pole, but she's got more cases than she can handle, and Benelli's ready, willing, and able-bodied, the perfect partner to help her get the goods on Vlad "The Scud" Rzhevsky, a disreputable boxer running point on dirty deeds for Luca Mura, a mobster as evil as he is dangerous.

Gina must somehow close the case without losing her life to Mura or her virtue to Benelli, but a moth working alongside a flame is always in danger of catching fire.

For fans of Janet Evanovich. Think of Man-Killer as Stephanie Plum meets Moonstruck.

Review Quotes

"Electrifying characters elevate this well-crafted detective tale." -Kirkus Reviews

"Lawrence Kelter's Man-Killer is a dark joyride of a book." -William Kent Krueger, NY Times Bestselling author of the Cork O'Connor Mystery Series

"Outstanding! Tightly written, wickedly funny, and wildly entertaining." -Sheldon Siegel, NY Times Bestselling author

"A crackling good read not to be missed." -Brendan DuBois, award-winning and NY Times bestselling author

"Feisty, funny, and fearless." -Alex DeMille, NY Times bestselling author of Blood Lines

"Mobsters may rule but Cototi schools!" -Baum On Books for NPR

"A sassy PI, and a sizzling romance-what's not to love?" -Gemma Halliday, NY Times Bestselling author

"Snarky and fun!" -Christie Craig, NY Times Bestselling author

"A pitch-perfect page-turner." -Gabriel Valjan, Agatha, Anthony and Shamus-nominated author of the Shane Cleary Mysteries series

"An irreverent, laugh out loud romp. Brilliant!" -Bruce Robert Coffin, award-winning author of the Detective Byron Mysteries

"Loaded with wiseguys and wisecracks." -Richie Narvaez, award-winning author of Noiryorican

"A truckful of laughs." -Diane Kelly, award-winning author of the Death and Taxes Mystery Series

"Firecracker dialogue, and well-drawn characters." -Jenn Bregman, author of The TimeKeepers

"A book you cannot put down ." -Cynthia Tolbert, Writing as C.L. Tolbert, author of the Thornton Mystery Series

"Gina Cototi is a firebrand with serious investigative chops." -Frank Zafiro, award-winning author of the River City series

"A full throttle romp with more layers than a homemade lasagna." -Daniel Burke, author of Vibrations in the Field

"If you are not already a fan, you will be." -Book Sirens

"I'm already looking forward to more." -LibraryThing

"Lawrence Kelter is an exciting new novelist, who reminds me of an early Robert Ludlum." -Nelson DeMille, New York Times bestselling author

"Top-notch fun." -Steve Berry, New York Times bestselling author

"Like visiting with old friends, Back to Brooklyn captures the fun and spontaneity of every lawyer's favorite legal comedy, My Cousin Vinny. As surefooted as a '63 Pontiac with Positraction." -William Landay, New York Times bestselling author