Briarpatch

Fun noir kinda hard boiled mystery.

Took me a while to get into his style. The sort of clipped, flat delivery was great, eventually.

Got the recommendation from a Grantland column, of all places.

Good crime fiction. Ross Thomas wrote very well.
We get interesting characters with murky pasts and murkier motivations, a convoluted story with multiple mysteries that intertwine, lots of witty dialog, some sexy bits, and a slam-bang finish. What's not to like?
Solid 4 stars.