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Advance Praise

“Andy Weinberger has done something extraordinary with his first novel: he’s written a truly great detective novel that is fresh and original but already feels like a classic. In the tradition of Walter Mosley, Raymond Chandler, and Sue Grafton, semi-retired private eye Amos Parisman roams LA’s seedy and not-so-seedy neighborhoods in pursuit of justice. I don’t want another Amos Parisman novel—I want a dozen more!”

—Amy Stewart, author of Miss Kopp Just Won’t Quit and the other Kopp Sisters novels

“I loved An Old Man’s Game. Amos Parisman must return!”

—Cara Black, New York Times–bestselling author of Murder on the Quai and the other Aimée Leduc mysteries

“Andy Weinberger has created an absolutely charming private investigator that readers will follow from book to book. LA’s Fairfax District—get ready for your close-up!”

—Naomi Hirahara, author of the Edgar Award–winning Mas Arai mystery series

“If Isaac Singer wrote an LA gumshoe novel, it would be in lively conversation with An Old Man’s Game, the first of what I hope is a series of Amos Parisman mysteries by the immensely talented Andy Weinberger. The writing here, to quote Sam Shepard, is ‘full of crazy and comical pathos,’ and the story itself brings the LA Jewish community fabulously and vividly alive. This is a ribald private-eye tale full of genius and originality.”

—Howard Norman, Whiting-award-winning author of My Darling Detective and the upcoming The Ghost Clause

“This is a reader’s delight. Bringing an old Jewish detective in Los Angeles, who doesn’t believe in God, out of retirement to investigate the potential murder of a charismatic rabbi is just the start of this funny, charming, moving, and engaging debut mystery. Add him to Michael Connelly, Walter Mosley, and Joe Ide, writers who embrace the under-represented people of LA, articulate the distortions of power, and cast a light on the darknesses we humans carry within us. Don’t miss this new mystery from a skillful new writer.”

—John Evans, owner, Diesel Bookstore