Lou Fleener Mystery Books in Order

In 1958 Chicago, private investigator Lou Fleener and his friend Monk are manipulated into assisting a mobster's political scheme. With rival gangs seeking revenge, they devise an ambitious counterattack while trying to stay alive and recover their fortunes.

Lou Fleener, Monk, and Cassidy accept an elderly Holocaust survivor's request to investigate Nazis in America. What initially sounds implausible becomes a dangerous conspiracy, forcing the detectives to uncover its purpose before their client's life is lost.

Monk follows his new love to Los Angeles and discovers she has delivered him to a mobster demanding his fortune. Separated from Lou's protection, he must rely on elaborate schemes to escape and untangle her motives.

A disgraced comedian hires Lou Fleener to locate his estranged wife and the clean comedy routine she took with her. The apparently straightforward search draws Lou into deception and frame-ups while his partners face dangerous cases of their own.

Lou and Cassidy market themselves as detectives for Chicago's wealthy, then accept an apparently easy art-security assignment. When a police officer is killed, they discover they have been selected as scapegoats for a theft and must clear themselves.

A dying tycoon believes charitable donations can secure his place in heaven, but enemies may kill him before he finishes giving away his wealth. Lou and Cassidy reluctantly become his bodyguards while trying to identify his would-be murderer.

After an armored-car robbery yields blank paper, the thieves hire Lou to find the missing bonds. His partners accept the same assignment from the original owners, leaving the agency working opposing sides of a case that quickly becomes dangerous.

A contract on Lou Fleener's life turns deadly for an innocent bystander, prompting him and Cassidy to travel to New York. With help from a local investigator, they seek whoever ordered the killing and confront the city's criminal interests.

Lou defends a Black friend from a violent white attacker in 1962 Chicago, only to encounter discriminatory policing. When the assailant abducts a woman and retreats to Alabama, Lou's team must attempt a rescue on hostile ground.