Bob Sloan

Bliss Jumps the Gun

A Lenny Bliss Mystery

"This is the book for the mystery reader who's looking for something fresh and strong."—Publishers Weekly, starred review

Bob Sloan's street-smart plot follows New York City homicide detective Lenny Bliss as he races to find the dangerously angry young woman who has stolen his gun, while at the same time he investigates the puzzling death of an off-Broadway actor.

"Sloan has a flair for snappy, natural-sounding dialogue, and his characters, both good guys and bad, are sharply drawn and believable."—Booklist

"Very entertaining. . . . Fans of New York police tales will ecstatically delight in this novel and want more Bliss in the future."—Midwest Book Review

"A brilliant mystery."—Jim Harrison

"[An] inventive plot . . . keep[s] you on the edge of your seat, wondering what in the world [the characters] are up to."—Kirkus Reviews

"There's no shortage of offbeat crime yarns out there, but ones that work on every level are extremely rare. This one does. Lenny Bliss is a pip of a creation."—Publishers Weekly

Bliss Jumps the Gun book jacket
Bob Sloan is the author of several cookbooks and a previous mystery, Bliss. He lives in New York City.


October 2000 / Paperback / ISBN 0-393-32114-2 / 288 pages / 5" x 7" / Mystery
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