The Overnights
By Ian K. Smith
If you asked Ashe Cayne, he'd say his two favorite things are Shakespeare and golf. If you ask me, Cayne is one of my favorite fictional PIs. Cayne has swagger, style, striking wit and money to spend. Right before TV sweeps week, Cayne is hired to discover who's threatening Morgan Shaw, Chicago's top-rated news anchor. Cayne's investigation collides with a police shooting of an unarmed Black man. Cayne is Black and an ex-cop. He knows "going after a Chicago cop is nothing short of declaring war." He doesn't hesitate. Smith's dialogue-driven plot races to a breathless end. (Amistad, 368 pages.)
