Deadbeat: an Al Pennyback mystery

Christopher Cross has it all - a woman who loves him and a son who adores him. When he runs afoul of mobster Augie Manson, though, he must give it up to save those he loves. So, he does what any good con man will do when threatened; he runs away. Cross's girlfriend, Candace Kaine, hires Al to find him and bring him home.
What should have been a simple missing person case becomes complicated when Al finds himself in Manson's crosshairs. Our intrepid detective must use all his wits to survive and find Cross before Manson does.