Fast Shuffle: A Novel (First edition.)

An old-school PI is plunged into modern danger and conspiracy in Fast Shuffle, a gripping mystery from TV screenwriter and producer David Black.Harry Dickinson is a used car salesman living in Springdale, Massachusetts, who believes he is a private detective.

His girlfriend, Friday, finds this charming, though she warns him not to get carried away.

The local cops are becoming fed up with him. His sister and brother-in-law think he's unstable and too old for such fantasies.

They want him locked up. When Harry stumbles upon the case of a missing woman, he decides to investigate.

However, the situation is far more complex-and more dangerous-than he imagines.Turning to the authorities only makes things worse.

Harry witnesses a murder, but no one believes him. With Harry and Friday on the run-hunted by the police, the killer, and even Harry's friends and relatives-their chances for survival look grim.

But the man everyone believes is crazy may be the only one who can crack the case.