pigeon pie Author:robert campbell in his latest ,the edgar-winning author sends jimmy flannery into his 11th- and most baffling-case to date.this time the feisty committeeman from chicago's notorious 27th ward lands smack in the middle of a political ho pot that nearly cooks his goose.nothing stops leo lundatos from getting what he wants-not even a murder scandsl and a stretch i... more »n the clink for fraus and abouse.planning to rebuild his powere base with a run for alderman,the once-powereful congressman asks jimmy flannery to for leader of the thenth;the mayor's ward. jimmy's not so sure this step up the ladder is a good idea ...already new pals and old enemies are crawling out of the woodwork.and even before his family convinces him to go for it,hes's got his hands full. a gaggle of militant right-wingers is up in arms to ban"offensive "books from the public schools. If they're outraged now,just wait till they get a load of Jimmy's campaign staff.Sada Sisselman,his aunt and a reowned socialist,is set to run the show;lipstick lesbian Janet Canarias,his closet ally,is to be chief strategist;and ex-cop Mabel Halstead will be his right-hand man.In,fact Mabel was a man before her sex change.the final ingredient is principal backer Maggie Lundatos,leo's gorgeous,soon to be ex-wife,who's got a thirst for power and an eye for Jimmy. Jimmy's feathers anre't easily ruffled,but when bullets start flying,flannery flies into action.soon he's seearching for a killer in the middles of a rough-and-tumble windy city campaign.and entering a political dark alley that leads to a secret that could shatter jimmy's world« less