The Arrangement: The Plainclothes Tootsie Mysteries, #1

By M. Ravenel

Another case has fallen onto the desk of Tootsie Carter; a female detective armed with a snub-nosed Colt .38, unmatchable wit, and a pocketful of Tootsie Rolls.

 

New York City, 1975

 

A missing wife. The seedy underbelly of the boxing world. Lace your gloves and ring the bell, PI Tootsie Carter is on the case.

 

When a desperate man stumbles into her office, pleading for help locating his wife, Tootsie launches into the investigation.

 

Following the clues, she uncovers a boxing racketeer with a deadly agenda.

 

Can Tootsie deliver the one-two punch that brings the woman home safe? Or will more bodies fall to the mats?

• Language: English
• Publisher: Chikara Press
• Release date: Mar 9, 2021
• ISBN: 9781736491300

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