Stuart Kaminsky - Vengeance

After his wife ’ s tragic death Lew Fonesca quit his job with the

 State ’ s Attorney ’ s office in Cook County and found himself

 in Sarasota, Florida, when his car broke down in a Dairy Queen

 parking lot. He found an office that shares the same parking 

lot as the Dairy Queen, moved into its back room and began to 

do some process serving. While Lew does not claim to be a 

detective, he has developed a reputation for finding people.

 Two story arcs run through Vengeance. Fonesca finds himself 

searching for the wife of a wealthy developer. She is rumored 

to have vanished for no reason but may have been involved with 

her psychiatrist. The other thread involves a runaway from Kansas

 whose mother has tracked her to Sarasota. The mother stops at the

 Dairy Queen and the owner recommends she contact Lew. The threads

 are each distinct and do not involve looking for the two people 

in the same places or the same way. Vengeance is the first book 

in Edgar award winner Stuart M. Kaminsky ’ s new series. Kaminsky 

does a wonderful job of gradually revealing information about Lew 

Fonesca. He imparts just enough information at places where it

 makes sense. The background never feels forced in the story.