Absinthe Without Leave: A Midnight Louie Cafe Noir Mystery: 1 (Midnight Louie Cafe Noir Mysteries)

Midnight Louie is the funniest hairiest hard-boiled PI on the planet! --Janet EvanovichThis extraordinarily unique mystery takes a delightfully unexpected twist and blends both of Douglass mystery series (Midnight Louies PI Feline Noir investigations and Delilah Streets savvy Female Noir PI escapades) with favorite characters full of snappy noir banter and clever dialogue.--Kings River LifeBoth of Douglass mystery series are spectacular. This new combination promises to delight and intrigue just as much.--Darque Reviewsa fresh and sassy voice a hard-hitting noir urban fantasy heroine. --RT Book Reviewsa saucy style and delicious sense of humor. --The New York TimesMagic mayhem and murder collide!What happens in Vegas doesnt stay in Vegas when a sexy nymph in a stage magic act vanishes...permanently. Its just new girl in town Delilah Streets luck to appear onstage right in time to be suspect Number One. But she has an investigative ace up her sleeve . . . Midnight Louie on the case. Hes BACK! After completing his adventuresome 28-book Alphabet-titled mystery series Las Vegas feline PI Midnight Louie has snagged a savvy new gal partner and shes a PI fresh from a paranormal version of Louies Vegas that gives Oz a run for its money. Crime and detection are booming everywhere and Louie and Delilah are the new rock-star team. Of course they get a little help from Louies favorite pro and amateur detecting friends Matt and Temple Max and Molina Louies sassy daughter Midnight Louise and matriarch Ma Barker the baddest Cat Pack runner off the Strip. Not to mention an unlikely trio of dogs Louies least favorite species.New York Times Notable Book of the Year author Carole Nelson Douglass cast of four human crime solvers has shifted after petite PR powerhouse amateur sleuth and Louies faithful roommate Temple Barr marries ex-priest Matt Devine. Temples ex that wily magician and counterterrorist. Max Kinsella. has hit a pause in his professional and personal life. Will he stick around Vegas and remain a confidential informant for hard-nosed homicide lieutenant Carmen Molina? Will Delilah adapt to a normal (if it ever was) Las Vegas? Now that it looks like paranormal Vegas mob bosses are making inroads on the current version Louie must contend with some gifted dogs and Big Cats.Midnight Louie will ensure that theres no rest for the wicked in a Las Vegas with a dark underground beneath the neon-lit Vegas Strip.JANET EVANOVICH calls Midnight Louie the funniest hairiest hard-boiled detective on the planet. The Prime Suspect finds the series everything you might want in a mystery: glitzy Las Vegas real characters suspense a tough puzzle and...on top of it all a fine sense of humor and some illuminating social commentary.Las Vegass feline detective extraordinary returns... Louie is an irresistible combination of Nathan Detroit and Sam Spade. Plenty of interest here for a lengthy fun-filled series.--Mostly MurderIf its murder it must be Midnight Louie time! Carole Nelson Douglass cool dude feline detective pulls off some fancy footwork when he matches wits with a murderer...Written with stylish zest and irresistible panache this clever tale operates on a multiplicity of levels.--Melinda Helfer RT Book Reviews 41/2 stars