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    3038 Hennepin Ave Minneapolis, MN
    612-822-4611

Open Daily: 10am - 10pm | Alley-side Pickup: 10am - 7pm
3038 Hennepin Ave Minneapolis, MN
612-822-4611
Who Shot Longshot Sam

Who Shot Longshot Sam

Engleman, Paul

Paperback

Mystery & Thriller

ISBN10: 0615550975
ISBN13: 9780615550978
Publisher: Createspace
Published: Dec 30 2011
Pages: 258
Weight: 0.62
Height: 0.58 Width: 5.00 Depth: 7.99
Language: English
Corralled into entering a handicapping contest at a seedy New Jersey racetrack by one of his dubious pals, New York private eye Mark Renzler is on hand when master handicapper Longshot Sam Natoli catches a sniper's bullet. Natoli was the odds-on favorite to win the $50,000 Super-Pick prize, and now the contest - and the murder investigation - is wide open. The field of suspects includes nasty ex-cons, sexy ex-wives, jealous rival handicappers, heavily armed security guards, and crooked local politicians. With Richard Nixon's final days unfolding in the background, it's up to Renzler -- abetted by his avant-garde artist pal Nate Moore and his teenaged seminary student nephew Herbie - to solve the puzzle of Who Shot Longshot Sam? Praise for Paul Engleman and Who Shot Longshot Sam? A raffish, fast-moving tale, spun by a deft storyteller. -- Studs Terkel A slick, wise mystery that starts at a clip and never falters. Engleman has a winning series in the Renzler chronicles. -- Chicago Magazine The wisecracks are funny and the allusions clever. Engleman, like Chandler, doesn't take himself too seriously. -- Publishers Weekly Renzler's easygoing, sardonic narration keeps things moving along on a jaunty, not-too-serious level. -- Kirkus Reviews Crisply written, highly entertaining. Breezy and irreverent, Engleman works in 70s touches without wallowing in nostalgia. -- Chicago Sun-Times Damon Runyon couldn't have created a more entertaining and colorful collection of characters. -- Playboy An expert whodunit. -- Chicago Tribune

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