Abbot has his Costello, George Burns has Gracie, Dean Martin
had Jerry Lewis, and so we have a new comedic pair in Ken Dalton’s characters,
Flo and Bear. Readers will love
them. Bear is a big, loveable, detective
working for J. Pincus Delmont. Flo is
Bear’s girl. She’s street smart and is
the brains in the duo. Pinky is a big
shot defense lawyer, and is Bear and Flo’s boss. In Brother,
Can you spare a Dime? Pinky is trying to get his favorite ex-wife, Willow,
to remarry him. Willow is a prosecuting
attorney.
The main plot is trying to prove that Bear’s high school
friend, Helmut Kaufman didn’t kill his brother, Ludwig Kaufman. Ludwig was a numismatist. He was killed for a rare dime worth
millions. This case will take Bear and
Flo to Hawaii, China, and Tibet. Bear
loves women, food, and Flo. Flo is smart
and has a strong personality. She loves
Bear and is always looking out for him.
Their personal interactions are hilarious.
Flo pulled off her
sweat shirt and posed like that Venus statue I’d seen with no arms. “Bear, you can search the world but you’ll
never find any better … If we do stop by Waikiki beach, while you’re searching
for the girls, I’ll be scouring the area for one of those bronzed beach boys
with muscles on top of muscles.”
“Babe, two can play at that game.” I pulled off my tee shirt. “You can walk all over that Waikiki beach and you ain’t never going to find a better six-pack than this.”
She stared at me for a second, and then said, “Okay. I’ll drop the beach boys as long as you forget the topless Hawaiian girls.”
“Babe, two can play at that game.” I pulled off my tee shirt. “You can walk all over that Waikiki beach and you ain’t never going to find a better six-pack than this.”
She stared at me for a second, and then said, “Okay. I’ll drop the beach boys as long as you forget the topless Hawaiian girls.”
Their banter will keep you smiling as you read. Don’t forget, this book is a detective
story. Business is business and part of
the business is making sure Pinky, their boss doesn’t jip them. The real business is catching the crook. In this case, it’s Madame Soong who wants to
steal a rare dime. Politics is involved
and Bear gets sick, and Flo has to pull out all her tricks to pull this case to
a successful conclusion.
If humor, tension, characters and suspense, aren’t enough to
keep you reading, how about learning and a contest. The author has added some concluding notes
and pictures, to enhance the setting. Brother Can You spare A Dime? has everything.
I think a TV series with Bear, Flo, and Pinky would be a big hit. Ultimately, Brother Can You Spare A Dime? will entertain in more ways than
one. The reader’s appetite for more Flo
and Bear stories will be craving for more.
Just to make sure, the author has added a “cliff hanger contest”, at the
very end. Email him to answer the
question. Ken will choose the two
answers he likes the best. These two
winners will receive a complete set of his Bear and Flo mysteries. The author calls them Pinky and Bear stories. But I ask, “What’s Bear without Flo?”
Let Ken know how you would answer the
question and he will choose the two answers he likes the best. Both winners
will receive a complete paperback set of his Pinky and Bear mystery series.
The Bloody Birthright
The Big Show Stopper
Death is a Cabernet
The Tartan Shroud
Brother, can you spare a dime?
Five books, each one personally inscribed!
Email your cliff hanger answer to ken@kendalton.com and in a couple of months Ken will post the winners' names on his Facebook page.
The Bloody Birthright
The Big Show Stopper
Death is a Cabernet
The Tartan Shroud
Brother, can you spare a dime?
Five books, each one personally inscribed!
Email your cliff hanger answer to ken@kendalton.com and in a couple of months Ken will post the winners' names on his Facebook page.
You are welcome to write to the author, Ken Dalton at ken@kendalton.com. He has a website: www.kendalton.com and a Facebook page.
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Prices/Formats: $4.99 ebook, $14.95 paperback
Pages: 310
ISBN: 9780578140391
Publisher: Different Drummer Press
Release: April 9, 2014
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