{"product_id":"9781467860925","title":"Falling Objects: A Lou Baltimore Novel","description":"Who Killed Eve Hollander?\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eIndianapolis, 1955. Early spring, a little before one in the morning.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eThat's when beautiful, rich, cruel Eve Hollander goes off her penthouse roof . . . and lands in the lap, as it were, of her next-door neighbor, Dr. Lou Baltimore. The quirky college professor with a knack for detection might let it go at that-except that five of Eve's circle want to pin her death on him. Did Eve fall? Or was she pushed? And by whom? And why?\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eLou wants to find out. Teaming up with smart, beautiful Indianapolis Police Department Lt. Kelley Cooper, Lou romances the leggy cop while also investigating Eve's death. Along the way, employing his usual wisecracks, brash manner and unorthodox methods, he manages to raise eyebrows, ruffle feathers and step on toes . . .\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eWhat the Characters Say about Lou Baltimore:\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eKelley Cooper: \"He's sort of lovable, if you can stand to be around him.\"\u003cbr\u003eIrving Slatkin: \"A lying weasel.\"\u003cbr\u003eBelle Hollander: \"He is very, very tricky.\"\u003cbr\u003eOren Finch: \"He's a loose cannon, but at least he's our loose cannon.\"\u003cbr\u003eTony Irving: \"The most conceited man I have ever met.\"\u003cbr\u003eGladys Lloyd: \"Cocky, smug and thoroughly unlikable.\"\u003cbr\u003eEdmund Spinks, Jr.: \"He's not as smart as he thinks.\"\u003cbr\u003eIrving Hollander: \"A real wiseass.\"\u003cbr\u003eChardonnay Smith: \"He's rather full of himself.\"\u003cbr\u003eHugh Chapel: \"A real jerk.\"\u003cbr\u003eBeau Hollander: \"My daddy called him a bad name.\"\u003cbr\u003eSam Kitchens: \"An okay guy. In his own way, I mean.\"\u003cbr\u003eEve Hollander: No comment available.\u003cbr\u003eThe author: \"I put Sherlock Holmes, Philip Marlowe and Wolf J. Flywheel in a bag, shook it up, and dumped it out. And what did I get for my trouble? Lou Baltimore.\"","brand":"AuthorHouse","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47161816645872,"sku":"9781467860925","price":3.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781467860925_p0.jpg?v=1763694615","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781467860925","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}