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Posted By: barrysloate

I finished it yesterday, and I really enjoyed it a lot. I was impressed by how well Hal was able to tell a story, and how seamlessly he was able to discuss vintage baseball cards, the law, and pop culture, and weave them all into this mystery with lots of very good and very evil characters. And since one character was based on me, it made it that much more fun (although I don't have a cell phone and I drive a Honda, but why quibble).

I especially liked the Malenglish. I always get chastised on the board for hijacking threads but this is what Malenglish is all about. One minute you're having a serious discussion, then suddenly a Beavis and Butt-Head quote or a famous movie line pops up in the discussion.

Hal- it's an awfully good first novel, and I wanted to ask you how long it took you to write it?