The Washington Post
First published in 1966…the book's insouciance and wit are as exhilarating as they ever were. Narrator Brian Holsopple delivers much of the story in a friendly voice that is just right for the Westlakian hero, Al Engel…
—Katherine A. Powers
From the Publisher
"Under any name, Westlake was a grandmaster.” —Los Angeles Times
“Donald E. Westlake writes a comic novel so well it’s a wonder he bothers with crime at all.” —Newsweek
“Westlake has no peer in the realm of comic mystery novelists.” —San Francisco Chronicle
