In his Brock Callahan series, Gault created a detective character with broad appeal. In fact, Gault turned an ex-football star (Brock the Rock Callahan) with a bad knee into a Beverly Hills detective and gave him a relationship with a well-connected interior designer to boot. Between discussions about the latest Rams defensive line and almost cute dating shenanigans Brock had with Jan, Gault threw in a little something for everyone.

In this book, Day of the Ram, Gault even makes the victim the latest Rams quarterback and throws in an assortment of gamblers actresses and up and comers in greater Los Angeles. The Brock Callahan novels aren't all that gritty or hardboiled, but they make for easy enjoyable reads and this one is no exception. ( )