Book description
 Wisecracking and wise, humorous and humane Â- this is a great new
tale with an original twist' Â- IAN HISLOP He might not be the fastest
PI in Miami, but Harry Lipkin is definitely the oldest. Harry's
specialty is taking on the cases the police just aren't interested in
- and his latest case is a doozy. Someone on the staff of wealthy
widow Norma Weinberger is stealing from her. Nothing fancy, no diamond
encrusted teapots or anything, but enough to rattle her. Harry takes
on the case, navigating his way - gingerly - through a twilight world
of boxing, gambling and gangs to find the truth. Elegantly written and
illustrated throughout by the author, Harry Lipkin is a life-affirming
tale of ageing and mortality as well as a laugh-out-loud whodunit. The
fact that the guy keeps his gun next to his false teeth should tell
you a lot.
Barry Fantoni has had a long and illustrious career in the arts -
from writing scripts for That Was The Week That Was and presenting BBC
series A Whole Scene Going (for which he won TV Personality of the Year)
to writing and drawing cartoons for Private Eye and The Listener, and
being an art critic for The Times. He attended the Slade School of Fine
Art and was a key figure in the 1960s pop art movement. Barry now lives
in France where he plays jazz, writes plays and poetry, and plans to
write two volumes of memoirs.
