Where the Dead Lay (Frank Behr Series #2) »

David Levien is the author of City of the Sun.  He also cowrote the screenplays for Ocean’s Thirteen, Runaway Jury, Rounders, and several other films.  He lives in Connecticut.
 
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After the sinister disappearance of two highly-paid detectives, former Indianapolis cop, Frank Behr-the unforgettable P.I. introduced in David Levien's nationally acclaimed novel, City of the Sun-is pulled into his darkest, most relentless case.

When Frank Behr's friend and mentor is murdered during a suspicious break-in, Behr thirsts for answers and revenge. But before he can pick up the killer's scent, an exclusive private investigation firm approaches him with a case: two of its operatives have gone missing. Prodded to take the case by his old boss-the Indianapolis police captain who holds the strings to returning him to the force-Behr accepts.

The search for the missing detectives takes Behr into the dark recesses of Indianapolis' underbelly, a place rife with shocking brutality and vice. And when Behr uncovers a thread connecting the detectives to his friend's brutal murder, he is forced to confront...

Publishers Weekly

Indianapolis PI Frank Behr juggles two cases in Levien's disjointed follow-up to City of the Sun. When Behr's Brazilian jujitsu instructor is shot to death execution-style at the Brazilian's martial arts studio, he decides to investigate unofficially. A real job soon comes Behr's way when a high-powered PI firm asks him to track down two of their missing investigators, who disappeared in the middle of a case involving derelict properties being used for illegal gambling dens. In taking a close look at the gaming dens, Behr comes face to face with a family of thugs who have launched a turf war to secure a monopoly on neighborhood crime. Despite the book's hefty body count, Levien is more interested in exploring the nature of violence, contrasting the controlled beauty of jujitsu with the unpredictable dangers of gunfights. While readers will admire Behr's determination to solve his friend's murder, some may feel that case distracts too much from his formal assignment. (July)

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