In 1853, LEWIS – a young self-taught mapmaker -- joins JOHN C. FREMONT’s fifth expedition into the uncharted West.
In a Santa Monica-based internet empire, where young interns grovel at the feet of multimillionaires in the hope of moving up the food chain a Jersey boy uses guile to substitute for a lack of connections.
A police detective with a success rate second to none, but also a record of boozing and playing by his own rules, finds himself in the toughest case of his life when he's accused of initiating a gunfight at a crowded club in downtown L.A.'s warehouse district.
"Kern imbues the peculiarities of country music with a verve that will make even nonfans appreciate the culture as they read. A funny, endearing tale anchored by an impeccably drawn narrator.” – Kirkus Review"
An LA-based piano player-turned-unlicensed private eye is talked into searching for his suddenly missing ex-band mate. The result is a return into the fast-talking, double-talking world of sex, drugs, and rock & roll where he finds that the stakes have gotten even higher, and the desperation even greater.
Your name is Mallard Lowenstein. You’re a P.I. who happens to be a duck; and finding gumshoes to fit isn’t your only problem.
