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Award-winning mystery author John Lutz presents the heart-stopping story of a man on the edge…and the P.I. who tries to save him. St. Louis P.I. Nudger is called to help stop a man from jumping to his death. The man has asked for Nudger by name, but when Nudger fails to save him, he feels responsible for the death. As he digs into what may have been behind the suicide, he turns up a fellow detective who leads him down a dark trail of greed and blackmail.…
- GenresMystery
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First published September 30, 2014
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John Lutz
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John Lutz has captivated suspense enthusiasts for over four decades. He has been one of the premier voices in contemporary hard-boiled fiction. His work includes political suspense, private eye novels, urban suspense, humor, occult, crime caper, police procedural, espionage, historical, futuristic, amateur detective, thriller; virtually every mystery sub-genre. John Lutz published his first short story in 1966 in Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine and has been publishing regularly ever since. He is the author of more than fifty novels and 250 short stories and articles.
His novels and short fiction have been translated into virtually every language and adapted for almost every medium. He is a past president of both Mystery Writers of America and Private Eye Writers of America. Among his awards are the MWA Edgar, the PWA Shamus, The Trophee 813 Award for best mystery short story collection translated into the French language, the PWA Life Achievement Award, and the Short Mystery Fiction Society's Golden Derringer Lifetime Achievement Award.
He is the author of two private eye series, the Nudger series, set in his home town of St. Louis, and the Carver series, set in Florida, as well as many non-series suspense novels. His SWF SEEKS SAME was made into the hit movie SINGLE WHITE FEMALE, starring Bridget Fonda and Jennifer Jason Leigh, and his novel THE EX was made into the HBO original movie of the same title, for which he co-authored the screenplay.
Lutz and his wife, Barbara, split their time between St. Louis and Sarasota, Florida.
John Lutz has captivated suspense enthusiasts for over four decades. He has been one of the premier voices in contemporary hard-boiled fiction. His work includes political suspense, private eye novels, urban suspense, humor, occult, crime caper, police procedural, espionage, historical, futuristic, amateur detective, thriller; virtually every mystery sub-genre. John Lutz published his first short story in 1966 in Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine and has been publishing regularly ever since. He is the author of more than fifty novels and 250 short stories and articles.
His novels and short fiction have been translated into virtually every language and adapted for almost every medium. He is a past president of both Mystery Writers of America and Private Eye Writers of America. Among his awards are the MWA Edgar, the PWA Shamus, The Trophee 813 Award for best mystery short story collection translated into the French language, the PWA Life Achievement Award, and the Short Mystery Fiction Society's Golden Derringer Lifetime Achievement Award.
He is the author of two private eye series, the Nudger series, set in his home town of St. Louis, and the Carver series, set in Florida, as well as many non-series suspense novels. His SWF SEEKS SAME was made into the hit movie SINGLE WHITE FEMALE, starring Bridget Fonda and Jennifer Jason Leigh, and his novel THE EX was made into the HBO original movie of the same title, for which he co-authored the screenplay.
Lutz and his wife, Barbara, split their time between St. Louis and Sarasota, Florida.
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January 30, 2026
Mystery of who the jumper was. Short read.
Has a rough grinding detective feel to it following leads after being called out it's actually pretty interesting especially for only an hour-long audiobook.
Has a rough grinding detective feel to it following leads after being called out it's actually pretty interesting especially for only an hour-long audiobook.
February 23, 2024
A title with the word 'leap' in it
December 1, 2024
Uh...what? Lol.
Read for a book with "leap" in the title for a book challenge. But, for as short as this us, it wasn't easy to follow or get the twist. Just meh.
Read for a book with "leap" in the title for a book challenge. But, for as short as this us, it wasn't easy to follow or get the twist. Just meh.
Displaying 1 - 3 of 3 reviews