<p>'Not since Elmore Leonard&#39;s seminal Get Shorty has a book so brilliantly skewered all things Los Angeles than Tom Sawyer&#39;s Cross Purposes.&nbsp; One of the creative forces behind Murder She Wrote, Sawyer plays it all for fun in this masterfully wry, sardonic parody of a world you literally have to experience to believe.&nbsp; The result is comic farce of Hiaasen-esque proportions, populated by all manner of rogues, ruffians, and refugees from a modern-day Damon Runyon opus.&nbsp; Zany, sidesplitting fun!' ~ Jon Land -- Bestselling author of The Tenth Circle ' Strong Rain Falling</p><p>&ldquo;Incredible &ndash; a really great thriller, and a hoot to read! You&rsquo;ll see the characters, and laugh yourself silly. I love it!&rdquo; ~ Erskine Rogers &ndash; Erskine Overnight Talk Radio</p><p>&ldquo;Magnum P.I., Inspector Clouseau, Rockford, Mike Hammer and Barnaby Jones: Mix them all together in a blender and you won&rsquo;t even come close so you better add a touch of Maxwell Smart to try and equal Barney Moon. He&rsquo;s unique, smart, resourceful and daring. Take the ride with Barney and Melodie and find out what&rsquo;s next.&rdquo; ~ Fran Lewis: Reviewer</p><p>&ldquo;Hollywood insider Sawyer deftly balances humor with suspense in a classic caper updated with a cyber-crime spin.&rdquo; ~ Pamela Callow -- Bestselling Author of Damaged</p><p>A routine arson case sends New York PI Barney Moon to what he regards as an Alien Planet -- Los Angeles. His should-be one-day mission quickly escalates to murders and conspiracies, trapping him in LA &ndash; and in growing danger. Worse, Barney doesn&rsquo;t drive, a problem he solves by apprehending gorgeous would-be car-thief, Melodie, 18. Narrowly evading assorted bad guys, LAPD detectives and at the last second, violent death, this comically mismatched pair foils a bizarre terror plot just as it&rsquo;s about to kill thousands.</p>