An Old Man's Game: An Amos Parisman Mystery (Amos Parisman Mysteries, 1)
"Andy Weinberger has done something extraordinary with his first novel: he’s written a truly great detective novel that is fresh and original, but already feels like it’s a classic. In the tradition of Walter Mosley, Raymond Chandler, and Sue Grafton, semi-retired private eye Amos Parisman roams LA’s seedy and not-so-seedy neighborhoods in pursuit of justice. I don’t want another Amos Parisman novel―I want a dozen more!”
― Amy Stewart
When a controversial celebrity rabbi drops dead over his matzoh ball soup at the famed Canter's Deli in Los Angeles, retired private eye Amos Parisman― a sixtyish, no-nonsense Jewish detective who lives with his addled wife in Park La Brea―is hired by the temple's board to make sure everything is kosher. As he looks into what seems to be a simple, tragic accident, the ante is raised when more people start to die or disappear, and Amos uncovers a world of treachery and hurt that shakes a large L.A. Jewish community to its core.
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Book details
- Author
- Andy Weinberger
- Imprint
- Prospect Park Books, an imprint of Turner Publishing Company
- Published
- Pages
- 224
- Formats
- Paperback, Hardcover
- Series
- Amos Parisman Mysteries
- Subjects
- Fiction › Mystery & Detective › Private Investigators
Fiction › Jewish - Topics
- private investigator · Jewish detective · Los Angeles · mystery fiction · rabbi murder · semi-retired detective · humorous mystery
- ISBN-13
- 9781945551642 (Paperback)9781684428724 (Hardcover)
About the author
ANDY WEINBERGER is the founder and owner of Readers' Books in Sonoma, California, and the author of four novels. His recent books include Die Laughing, The Kindness of Strangers and Reason to Kill.
Weinberger studied poetry and Chinese history at the University of New Mexico. He was born in New York and grew up in the Los Angeles area.
When he’s not writing, Weinberger works as a bookseller, a profession he has practiced for many years through Readers' Books. The independent bookstore and its community form the backdrop of his life in Sonoma.
Andy lives in Sonoma, California.