Any of the Stephanie Plum books by Janet Evanovich UP to and including the ninth book called “To The Nines”
Best of the lot
“Three to Get Deadly”
“High Five”
“Seven Up”
“To The Nines”
Well - keep me posted; if you get something close to NYC, I would love to try.
and I agree with **winterhawk ** - ***The Gun Seller * ** is a great, wryly funny read in a 007 vein…the fact that it was written by Hugh Laurie makes it all that more impressive.
Oh - oh! - I got one: **Homeboy ** by Seth Morgan. Kinda Carl Hiaasen-ish but not nearly as cartoony even though it stretches things. The author grew up with money but ended up a junkie strip-show barker and dealer before turning straight, writing this book to great critical reviews and then dying in a motorcycle accident soon after it was published. Definitely read with a smile…
Kinky Friedman
I always hve to recommend The Philosophical Strangler as one of the funniest and most enjoyable books I’ve ever read.
Non-spoiler: The cat’s name is Schrdinger (sic)