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? *** For lovers of the following hardboiled noir mystery authors: William Baer Lee Child L.T. Ryan Willow Rose Mark Dawson Walter Mosley Leslie Wolfe J.M. Dalgliesh Brian Shea John Grisham Dean Koontz Simon Gervais Liane Moriarty Michael Connelly Janet Evanovich Luanne Rice Robert Dugoni James Patterson Melinda Leigh Delia Owens Colleen Hoover Jana Deleon David Baldacci *** Keywords: mystery, thriller, noir, female detective, new york city, crime thriller, thriller books, african american, black detective, black crime writers, mystery books, female sleuth, noir mystery, detective mystery, detective books, 70s noir, thriller mystery, hardboiled, hardboiled mystery, suspense books, suspense thriller, suspense mystery