Second Chance — David Lennon

As former New Orleans homicide detectives Michel Doucette and Alexandra "Sassy" Jones try to get their fledgling private investigation agency off the ground, someone from their past reappears, seeking their help to untangle a business venture with two members of an organized crime family. When the head of the family hires Michel and Sassy to find his missing son, they soon find themselves caught up in an apparent turf war between aging kingpins and an emerging power. Second Chance is the third novel featuring Michel Doucette and Sassy Jones. The second, Echoes, won the 2010 Lambda Literary Award for Best Gay Mystery.