Pipsqueak

Wiprud, Brian

ISBN 10: 0440241871 / ISBN 13: 9780440241874

Published by Dell, New York, 2004

About this Item

292 pages. This mystery features New York City taxidermist Garth Carson, who goes after the person who purloins Pipsqueak the Nutty Nut, a stuffed squirrel puppet star of a 1950s kiddie TV show.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Pipsqueak
• Publisher: Dell, New York
• Publication Date: 2004
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0440241871
• ISBN 13: 9780440241874
• Binding: Mass Market Paperback
• Edition: First Edition Thus.
• Condition: Fine
• Seller catalogs:
  • Fiction::Thrillers-MassMarketPB

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Synopsis

New York City taxidermy collector Garth Carson was seconds away from snagging the greatest find of his career—the original Pipsqueak the Nutty Nut, stuffed-squirrel puppet star of his favorite 1950s kiddie TV show—until a biker, a brawny redhead, and a murder derailed his dreams and stole his squirrel. Now Garth would do anything to get Pipsqueak back. Unfortunately, so would someone else.

When Garth and his gal, Angie, two of New York’s most unlikely sleuths, enter a wacky, rollicking underworld of club-goers, jive cult members, and at least one very violent Pipsqueak aficionado, Garth’s black-sheep crime-prone brother joins the fray, sure that there’s more to this squirrel than old fur and a pair of glass eyes. Suddenly Garth is starting to get a clue: The puppet star of one old-time TV show is leading him straight into the heart of a loopy cult, a retro rage, and a diabolical conspiracy to first control Pipsqueak—then the world.

About the Author

BRIAN M. WIPRUD

Age: Still chews bubble gum
Physical Description: Sinister & Dangerous
Profession: Mystery Author, Outdoor Writer
Latest Accomplishments:
*2002 Lefty Award for Most Humorous Novel
*2002 Barry Award Nominee for Best Paperback Original.
Latest Novel Read:Royal Flash, John MacDonald Frazer
Latest Movie Liked:A Mighty Wind
Hobby: Exotic travel and fly fishing
Favorite Lines: "There was a demon that lived in the thin air; they said anyone who challenged him would die. Their controls would seize up, their planes would buffet wildly, and they would disintegrate. The demon lived at Mach 1 on the meter." Tom Wolfe, The Right Stuff.
Favorite Scotch: Bourbon

Brian M. Wiprud is regularly published in magazines, periodicals and fly fishing magazines. He lives in New York City, where he is currently at work on a sequel to Pipsqueak. His website, www.wiprud.com, contains a full bio, interviews, events and signings.?