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Title: The Topless Tulip Caper
Author: Lawrence Block
Narrator: Gregory Gorton
Format: Unabridged
Length: 5 hrs and 3 mins
Language: English
Release date: 07-02-12
Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc.
Ratings: 2 of 5 out of 1 votes
Genres: Mysteries & Thrillers, Modern Detective
Publisher's Summary:
It's a crime that Times Square dives aren't private investigator Chip Harrison's usual hangouts. Tulip Willing is the star attraction at the Treasure Chest, and also Chip's newest client. It seems she wants cover for a mysterious stranger who's been scaring her out of her clothes. Cherry Bounce, another dancer at the Treasure Chest, is shot dead in the act. Chip finds himself on the trail of a killer who's eager to trap the street-wise detective and strip him of his livelihood forever...
Members Reviews:
Great Hard Boiled Detective Story
This is my first Lawrence Block novel, and I really enjoyed it. It was a light read featuring Chip, assistant to a Nero Wolfe-like detective, Leon Haig. The two men set out to help Tulip Willing, a topless dancer, discover who poisoned her exotic fish. Human murders follow, and all is lost until Haig calls all the suspects together and sorts the crime.
Fast paced, funny dialogue, an easy read. I'll check out more Lawrence Block after this one!
OK
Purchased this because I love Nero Wolfe mysteries, but have read all of them a couple of time. This series is a kind of spoof on Nero Wolfe by a very good author. Taken as an entertaining few hours, the book was good. Taken as a creative, absorbing mystery, it falls a bit short.
The final, and best, Chip Harrison novel
Block successfully retains the tongue-in-cheek, wise-cracking tone of the original Chip Harrison adventure (NO SCORE) while also inserting a credible, inventive whodunnit mystery. The Leo Haig character is a Nero Wolfe pastiche, a device cheerfully highlighted by the fact that Leo constantly compares himself to Wolfe. Since this book was originally published under the pseudonym Chip Harrison, Block also includes a several self-referential jokes, such as Chip's editor encouraging him to insert unlikely sex scenes into the story to help boost sales. (Chip the narrator cheerfully obliges). It's a fast, funny book that doesn't take itself too seriously.
Lawrence Block is Always Good!
I'm a mystery addict, and anything Lawrence Block writes is GREAT!
Two Stars
A fairly good knock-off of Rex Stouts Nero Wolf.
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Title: The Topless Tulip Caper
Author: Lawrence Block
Narrator: Gregory Gorton
Format: Unabridged
Length: 5 hrs and 3 mins
Language: English
Release date: 07-02-12
Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc.
Ratings: 2 of 5 out of 1 votes
Genres: Mysteries & Thrillers, Modern Detective
Publisher's Summary:
It's a crime that Times Square dives aren't private investigator Chip Harrison's usual hangouts. Tulip Willing is the star attraction at the Treasure Chest, and also Chip's newest client. It seems she wants cover for a mysterious stranger who's been scaring her out of her clothes. Cherry Bounce, another dancer at the Treasure Chest, is shot dead in the act. Chip finds himself on the trail of a killer who's eager to trap the street-wise detective and strip him of his livelihood forever...
Members Reviews:
Great Hard Boiled Detective Story
This is my first Lawrence Block novel, and I really enjoyed it. It was a light read featuring Chip, assistant to a Nero Wolfe-like detective, Leon Haig. The two men set out to help Tulip Willing, a topless dancer, discover who poisoned her exotic fish. Human murders follow, and all is lost until Haig calls all the suspects together and sorts the crime.
Fast paced, funny dialogue, an easy read. I'll check out more Lawrence Block after this one!
OK
Purchased this because I love Nero Wolfe mysteries, but have read all of them a couple of time. This series is a kind of spoof on Nero Wolfe by a very good author. Taken as an entertaining few hours, the book was good. Taken as a creative, absorbing mystery, it falls a bit short.
The final, and best, Chip Harrison novel
Block successfully retains the tongue-in-cheek, wise-cracking tone of the original Chip Harrison adventure (NO SCORE) while also inserting a credible, inventive whodunnit mystery. The Leo Haig character is a Nero Wolfe pastiche, a device cheerfully highlighted by the fact that Leo constantly compares himself to Wolfe. Since this book was originally published under the pseudonym Chip Harrison, Block also includes a several self-referential jokes, such as Chip's editor encouraging him to insert unlikely sex scenes into the story to help boost sales. (Chip the narrator cheerfully obliges). It's a fast, funny book that doesn't take itself too seriously.
Lawrence Block is Always Good!
I'm a mystery addict, and anything Lawrence Block writes is GREAT!
Two Stars
A fairly good knock-off of Rex Stouts Nero Wolf.