Lauri with an i
and other stories
by
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About the Book
Kennedy is back with another assortment of quirky characters
trying to get from here to there intact-
• Benny Naults is so inconspicuous that he’s barely visible.
Benny is perfectly happy with his job at the curtain rod
company, but then Roscoff Investigations enlists his odd
talents in a sordid divorce case.
• Lauri is 14, champing at the leash her mother won’t let go
of. She isn’t aiming for the fast life, she just wants her own life.
And by the way, God, could that include Steve? Her best
friend Thea shows her the way.
• LAPD detective Jack Stiles and his foxy partner Traci Little
are working a cold case, a currency heist. Ex-cons Sevic and
Dicks and topless dancer Marilyn can’t wait to divvy up the
loot. But what about their old pal Coach?
• Jay Carisi is down to his last ten bucks and a box of cheap
wine (even that he had to steal). During his lucid moments he
recalls his days as an A-list illustrator, and the pressures that
brought his sorry ass down.
• Driving through Pennsylvania, Forrest pulls off into Comity
Valley. Everyone is uncommonly nice. In fact, so nice it’s
starting to get outright crazy. Is something going on? The one
rational girl in town helps him find out.
And a dozen more-