Little Elvises (Junior Bender #2)

Praise for Little Elvises <br> Hugely, splendidly entertaining... Full of delightful characters, and dialogue that provides at least one good laugh on every page, the book is so hard to put down you'll swear it's been glued to your hands. <br>-- Booklist, STARRED Review <br> One thing that immediately hits you about Timothy Hallinan's writing is the clarity and snap of his prose. Junior Bender isn't a gumshoe, but the cadence of his voice and his observations harken back to other great detectives who were expert at landing a crucial, devastating remark, as well as using their fists or a pistol. It's a cliche, of course, to bring up Raymond Chandler's Marlowe, but the similarities are nevertheless present in fitting ways. <br>--Derek Hill, Mystery Scene <br>Praise for the Junior Bender Series <br> If Carl Hiaasen and Donald Westlake had a literary love child, he would be Timothy Hallinan. The Edgar nominee's laugh-out-loud new crime series featuring Hollywood burglar-turned-private eye Junior Bender has breakout written all over it... A must-read. <br>--Julia Spencer-Fleming, New York Times bestselling author of One Was a Soldier <br> Timothy Hallinan's affable antihero, an accomplished thief but inept sleuth named Junior Bender, makes a terrific first impression in Crashed.... Bender's quick wit and smart mouth make him a boon companion on this oddball adventure. <br> --New York Times Book Review <br> This is Hallinan at the top of his game. It's laugh-out-loud funny without ever losing any of its mystery. It's a whole new style and I love it. Junior Bender--a crook with a heart of gold--is one of Hallinan's most appealing heroes, rich with invention, and brimming with classic wit. I can't recommend it highly enough. <br>--Shadoe Stevens, Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson <br> This is one of those books you long for, wait for, and find once or twice a year <br>--Beth Kanell, proprietor of Kingdom Books, Vermont <br> Timothys