"Move over, Sam Spade. A priceless nebbish has joined the private-eye ranks.
An adorably quixotic adventure." - Kirkus Reviews

"An ironic antihero . . . the story is fun and quick. Teens who enjoy Lawrence Block's 'Burglar' books will find that this one appeals as well." - School Library Journal

"Funny the way Donald E. Westlake's novels are funny...Witty remarks abound, and the central character is a keeper." - Booklist

The Highly Effective Detective Goes to the Dogs. After the state shuts him down for practicing detection without a license, Teddy thinks his investigating days are over. Then he discovers the body of a man outside his office, a homeless man whom he had befriended just the day before.

Teddy suspects foul play, but the police think he's barking up the wrong tree. Then his normal befuddlement is exponentially enhanced by two very unexpected--and potentially very dangerous--visitors from the pound.

With his signature wit and gripping suspense, Richard Yancey has written yet another irresistible page-turner. It is sure to win him and Teddy Ruzak a whole new series of fans.

"Delightful...even funnier than the first. Readers of the first book who noted a similarity to Donald E. Westlake or Carol Hiaasen will see here that their instincts were on the money: Yancey deserves mention with the wackiest of today's comic crime novelists." - Booklist

"It is difficult to top an outstanding series debut, but Yancey does so here with great aplomb. For readers who enjoy humorous mysteries with quirky detectives in the tradition of Janet Evanovich." - Library Journal

"Yancey has given Teddy a distinctive voice--wry, rambling and self-reflective--that will endear this surprisingly effective bumbler to all kinds of mystery readers." - Publishers Weekly (starred review)

"Offbeat and charming...mixes whimsy with cosmic angst in an existential shaggy-dog story that is both hard-boiled and cozy." - Wall Street Journal

"A delightful and easygoing whodunit [with] a kooky cast of characters." - The New York Post

“Fools Play”, the third book in the Teddy Ruzak series
will be released Winter 2009.

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