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Binding: Trade paperback
Trim size: 5" x 7-1/2"
Pages: 294
ISBN-10: 1-932325-13-1
ISBN-13: 978-1-932325-13-3
Price: $15.00

Publication date: Dec. 2009

This Mystery Company edition is the first paperback publication of this eighth novel in the Albert Samson series

Eye Opener: An Albert Samson Mystery
by Michael Z. Lewin

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Indianapolis private detective Albert Samson is ecstatic when he finally gets his license back. Within days he is working for lawyers defending a man accused of being the rapist and serial killer who has terrified Indianapolis women for years. It turns out that the job he was hired for is quite different from what it first appeared to be. Samson must keep all his wits about him to get to the bottom of the case, even as he begins to see that things have been going on with his nearest and dearest that he didn't notice or appreciate.


Praise for EYE OPENER

"Indianapolis private investigator Albert Samson has his license back. Years of marking time and performing odd jobs at his mother's diner appear to be over. License in hand, he contacts all his old clients and lands the best-paying job he has ever had. His assignment is to verify an alibi for the most notorious serial killer in Indianapolis history. Why hire Albert? And why is Albert's onetime best pal, IPD superstar Jerry Miller, the suspect's arresting officer, avoiding Samson like the plague? Mix in Albert's matchmaking daughter, a new lover, and a missing ex-wife for a case that could star Woody Allen as Albert the mensch, Helen Hunt as his prescient daughter, and a half dozen from Tarantino's stable of character actors as the corrupt cops and the psycho killer. Samson appears irregularly, so savor this one. It's an emotional roller coaster-- bemused chuckles follow closely on the heels of horrified gasps--but it's not to be missed."

-- Booklist


Michael Z. Lewin grew up in Indianapolis and has been setting mystery fiction set there for nearly 40 years. He has been nominated for the Edgar Award three times, and has won awards for his work in Japan and Germany as well as in the US. More than you could ever want to know about him is available on www.michaelzlewin.com.

Albert Samson mysteries by Michael Z. Lewin
Ask the Right Question (1971)
The Way We Die Now (1973)
The Enemies Within (1974)
The Silent Salesman (1978)
Missing Woman (1981)
Out of Season (1984)
Called By A Panther (1991)
Eye Opener (2004)

Other Indianapolis books
Night Cover (1976)
Outside In (1980)
Hard Line (1982)
Late Payments (1986)
And Baby Will Fall (1988)
Underdog (1993)
Rover's Tales (1998)
Oh Joe (2008)

Other novels
The Next Man (1976)
Family Planning (1995)
Family Business (1999)
Cutting Loose (1999)

Short fiction
The Reluctant Detective and Other Stories (2001)

Nonfiction
How To Beat College Tests: A Guide to Ease the Burden of Useless Courses (1970)