Sex and Death, I Suppose

Pete Lombardo isn't the kind of heroic detective you normally encounter. He's definitely a blue-collar kind of guy, kinky, bankrupt, alcoholic, and bookish. He'll take all the divorce work he can get. Pete's psychoanalyst girlfriend is unfaithful, and he has a rotten reputation with the mob, but things really get interesting when Pete runs afoul of a cadre of lesbian Islamic terrorists. While attempting to negotiate a sweet little real estate side deal, he just might solve a fifty-year-old mystery - and discover true love.About the author: Michael Colonnese has worked as an advertising copywriter, an organic farmer, a chemical salesman, a real estate agent, a Pinkerton guard, and a soundman and editor for a documentary film company. He holds a Ph.D. from Binghamton University, and currently lives in Fayetteville, NC, where he directs the Creative Writing Program at Methodist University and serves as managing editor for Longleaf Press.