"Ben Perkins is back! It feels so good to say that. Twenty-three years ago, when Rob Kantner introduced his Detroit PI in the short story "C Is for Cookie," he probably had no idea he was heralding in a new era of mystery fiction. Before Rob, the private eye genre was glutted with down-in-their-luck losers who wore trench coats and talked like Bogart. Stereotypes ruled the paperback racks, and a revamp was sorely needed. Rob's genius was to give his hero something more than clich�d one-liners and a drinking problem. ...
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"Ben Perkins is back! It feels so good to say that. Twenty-three years ago, when Rob Kantner introduced his Detroit PI in the short story "C Is for Cookie," he probably had no idea he was heralding in a new era of mystery fiction. Before Rob, the private eye genre was glutted with down-in-their-luck losers who wore trench coats and talked like Bogart. Stereotypes ruled the paperback racks, and a revamp was sorely needed. Rob's genius was to give his hero something more than clich�d one-liners and a drinking problem. Namely, a life." J. A. Konrath, from his introduction This collection includes 18 stories featuring Ben Perkins, from the earliest part of his career to the latest chapter. The final story, "Sex and Violins" has never before been published.
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Add this copy of Trouble is What I Do (Point Blank) to cart. $43.22, new condition, Sold by Ingram Customer Returns Center rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from NV, USA, published 2005 by Point Blank.
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Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 0809511576. Book is Near Fine. Clean and unmarked text. Tight and sturdy binding. Bar code sticker on rear cover. DJ is near fine. Very faint wear to DJ cover corners and edges. This book has 18 stories featuring Ben Perkins, from the start of his career to the latest. The "Sex and Violins" story has never before been published.; Collected Ben Perkins Stories; tall 8vo 9"-10" tall; 358 pages.
