Reviews and Blurbs
Advance Praise for Tiny Little Troubles
"Lecard follows his acclaimed debut, VINNIE’S HEAD, with a second crime novel that deftly mixes dark humor with a fast-moving plot. Pablo Clench, who manages the nightshift at a San Francisco strip club, stumbles on the chance of a lifetime after surveillance of his lust-interest, exotic dancer Aphrodite Anderson, leads him to her lover, Aaron Rogell, an inventor who's made some amazing breakthroughs in the field of nanotechnology. Clench manages to infiltrate Rogell's company after persuading the head of human resources to retire, and gradually inserts his own people into positions of authority. Clench eventually shows his hand, but threats of blackmail and extreme bodily harm fail to get Rogell to divulge the secret of his invention. When Rogell's wife, Amanda, learns of his philandering, she hires Tony Baloot, a sad-sack PI, to get the goods on Rogell. The various plot lines converge in a farcical blend of violence and satire that will have many readers grinning in spite of themselves." Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
— Publishers Weekly
Reviews for Vinnie’s Head
Vinnie's Head has gotten some cool reviews in online magazines and book blogs. Here's a list, with links:
- Armchair Interviews. review by Sharon Broom
- Bill Crider’s Pop Culture Magazine
- The Book Reporter
- Dingbat Magazine (not a review, but a cool recommendation)
- I
Love a Mystery, review by Paul Anik
I Love a Mystery, review by Maddy Van Hertbruggen - International Thriller Writers website, review by Joe R. Lansdale
- January Magazine, review by Jim Winter
- Mystery Ink, review by David J. Montgomery
- Mystery Scene magazine (print mag, online as well). Review by Jackie Houchin
- Reviewing the Evidence, review by J.T. Thompson
Newspapers have been kind to Vinnie:
Advance Praise for Vinnie’s Head
From Publishers
Weekly Starred Review (12/18/06):
Lecard, in his endlessly entertaining debut, shows great skill in pacing
and characterization ... Lecard's appealing antihero has a distinctive
voice reminiscent of Kinky Friedman's detective alter ego. Sure to appeal
to Elmore Leonard fans, this first novel augurs a long and successful career
for its author.
From Library
Journal (11/1/06):
This wacky debut novel is reminiscent of Carl Hiaasen's work but is much
darker and grislier ... Lecard has great comic timing, truly twisted
characters, and a plot just bizarre enough to keep the pages turning. Recommended.
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Current Release
Tiny Little Troubles
Hard Cover: 352 pages
ISBN-10: 0312360223
ISBN-13: 978-0312360221
List Price: $24.95
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The fast-paced crime story of an eccentric thug chasing after a piece of nano-technology and the scientist that created it.
