Up Yours by Howard Rosenberg

[Mystery_Fan]

If you like humorous mysteries -- this is well worth a read. When a man who's professed a fear of the water is found dead in Friendly Lake, recent retiree Ted Milo takes a stab at the case. With skills honed from reading lots of Raymond Chandler and watching plenty of film noir, Ted and his ‘tomato’, Liv, start digging into Sam Fine’s death. Before you can say ‘hot water,’ Ted and Liv are up to their eyeballs in suspects. This fast-paced ‘whodunit’ is the debut novel by Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist, Howard Rosenberg. Rosenberg brings the underbelly of suburban Friendly Lake to life, and his protagonists, Ted and Liv Milo, make a wonderful modern-day Nick and Nora Charles. Full of wit, a great cast of characters, and twists and turns galore. And a whole lot of fun!