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Old 08-05-2017, 04:03 PM   #114
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You're very persuasive! You convinced me.

So, which one should I look at?
Well, it *is* a series ...

I think that the Old Tin Sorrows would be a good place to start for you. The first book of the series has more fantasy stuff than other books. Still not a fantasy, but I do not want you to get a bad first impression. Old Tin Sorrows is a a traditional whodunit.

Dread Brass Shadows is more of a gangster-based hard-boiled stuff

Whispering Nickel Idols is reminiscent of Nero Wolfe novels. The Dead Man - Garretts partner (NOT! a zombie. He never leaves the house.) gets prominent role.

All of them are really good. Just do not start the series with the first three books so you are not scared away before you get to love them.
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