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The Topless Tulip Caper
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The Topless Tulip Caper (Chip Harrison #4)
by
Lawrence Block (Goodreads Author)
When a stripper is murdered onstage, Chip Harrison must put his sexual frustration aside to seek out the mobster responsible
One hundred and twenty-three murders. That’s the statistic that gets Chip Harrison’s attention—that and the girl who reports it: a statuesque stripper and amateur ichthyologist who has come to him for help catching the killer of her 123 rare fish. But...more
One hundred and twenty-three murders. That’s the statistic that gets Chip Harrison’s attention—that and the girl who reports it: a statuesque stripper and amateur ichthyologist who has come to him for help catching the killer of her 123 rare fish. But...more
ebook, 272 pages
Published
December 28th 2010
by Open Road
(first published October 1st 1975)
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Aug 06, 2012
Mysterious Ed
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3 of 5 stars
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Shelves:
humor,
private-detective
#4 is the final entry in the 1970s Chip Harrison series. This private eye series is a sendup of Rex Stout's Nero Wolfe series. Dated, but a quick, fun read.
Chip Harrison series - When a stripper is murdered onstage, Chip Harrison must put his sexual frustration aside to seek out the killer One hundred and twenty-three murders gets Chip Harrison’s attention—that and the girl who reports them: a statuesque stripper and amateur ichthyologist who wants help catching the killer of her 123 rare fish....more
Chip Harrison series - When a stripper is murdered onstage, Chip Harrison must put his sexual frustration aside to seek out the killer One hundred and twenty-three murders gets Chip Harrison’s attention—that and the girl who reports them: a statuesque stripper and amateur ichthyologist who wants help catching the killer of her 123 rare fish....more
Block successfully retains the tongue-in-cheek, wise-cracking tone of the original Chip Harrison adventure (NO SCORE) while also inserting a credible, inventive whodunnit mystery. The Leo Haig character is a Nero Wolfe pastiche, a device cheerfully highlighted by the fact that Leo constantly compares himself to Wolfe. Since this book was originally published under the pseudonym Chip Harrison, Block also includes a several self-referential jokes, such as Chip's editor encouraging him to insert gr...more
Apr 24, 2013
Eddy Allen
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3 of 5 stars
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review of another edition
Shelves:
mystery-and-suspense
Edgar Award-winning author Lawrence Block returns with another outrageous caper featuring Chip Harrison...a sleuth who always seems to get into trouble with a capital T Now a man about town working for a famous detective, Chip Harrison finds himself at a Times Square Club waiting for his latest client, a stripper, to finish a night's work. When she completes her set, she introduces him to her roommate, a dancer who's targeted for murder...and killed in the club right before their very eyes The l...more
Nov 12, 2009
Glenn
rated it
3 of 5 stars
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review of another edition
Shelves:
mysteries-and-thrillers
3.5 stars. Block is such a solid writer and always comes up with clever plots that hold your interest.
AKA: Sheldon Lord, Jill Emerson, Paul Kavanaugh, Chip Harrison, Lawrence Block
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Dec 11, 2012
Christine Flanigan
marked it as to-read
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Shelves:
mysteries-modern
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Received the Shamus Award, "The Eye" (Lifetime achievment award) in 2002.
From his web site:
I'm told every good author website needs a bio, so here's mine:
"Lawrence Block's novels range from the urban noir of Matthew Scudder (A Drop of the Hard Stuff) to the urbane effervescence of Bernie Rhodenbarr (The Burglar on the Prowl), while other characters include the globe-trotting insomniac Evan Tanne...more
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From his web site:
I'm told every good author website needs a bio, so here's mine:
"Lawrence Block's novels range from the urban noir of Matthew Scudder (A Drop of the Hard Stuff) to the urbane effervescence of Bernie Rhodenbarr (The Burglar on the Prowl), while other characters include the globe-trotting insomniac Evan Tanne...more
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