"Mike Resnick - Compleat Chance Perdue" - читать интересную книгу автора (Resnick Mike)

Actually, Ross isn't a mystery novelist at all. What he is is
the funniest writer alive. I know this, because when I sit down to
write humor I am the second-funniest writer alive, and I can't
hold a candle to Spencer.
So what lies ahead of you in this five-in-one volume? Well,
let me give you a very brief hint.
First there's _The DADA Caper_, in which we meet Chance
Perdue, a detective so dumb that his IQ would freeze water, as he
goes up against DADA, an enemy whose acronym stands for "Destroy
America! Destroy America!" -- which will show you how committed
(and redundant) they are.
Next comes _The Reggis Arms Caper_, in which Chance saves the
world from another Japanese invasion, and first meets the CIA's
sexiest agent, Brandy Alexander.
Then there's _The Stranger City Caper_, in which Chance must
ferret out mystery among the minor-leaguers -- which in this case
include a catcher with a wooden leg, a first baseman named Attila,
and a left-handed shortstop who gets a triple hernia while
pivoting to turn a double play.
After that there's _The Abu Wahab Caper_, a saga of gambling
and corruption, in which Chance crosses paths with Quick Cash
Kelly, Opportunity O'Flynn, Bet-a-Bunch Dugan, and a cud-chewing
racehorse with two huge humps on its back.
And finally there's _The Radish River Caper_, which reunites
Chance with Brandy Alexander and the infamous Dr. Ho Ho Ho, as he
courts mystery and danger on the football field with such
memorable characters as Suicide Lewisite and Zanzibar McStrangle.
If you've never read Chance Perdue before, I envy you,
because you've got a few evenings of uproarious laughter awaiting
you. If you _have_ encountered him before, you'll be pleased to
know that he hasn't changed one iota: he's still funnier than any
of his competitors by quite a few levels of magnitude.
And, as editor, I will make a solemn pledge to you: if enough
of you buy this book, I will harass Ross Spencer day and night
until he completes that Clay Pierce novel and Alexander Books
brings it to a helplessly laughing public.