Reason To Kill. Andy Weinberger

      

       Advance Praise

      “Reason to Kill is the kind of traditional mystery I’m constantly on the lookout for but can rarely find: smart, funny, and plotted to the nth degree. Throw in an endearing, older protagonist like Amos Parisman, and your formula for the perfect read is complete”

      — GAR ANTHONY HAYWOOD, author of Good Man Gone Bad and more Aaron Gunner mysteries

      “Reason to Kill is a twisty, classic Hollywood murder mystery with a detective who really knows his way around.”

      — THOMAS PERRY, New York Times–bestselling author of Metzger’s Dog and many more novels

       Praise for the Amos Parisman Mysteries

      “Delightful…. Mr. Weinberger writes as his hero detects, at a measured and thoughtful pace. Most of the book’s violence takes place offstage, leaving the detective to ponder and ruminate in contemplative fashion. And Amos himself proves pleasant company: a gruff mensch whose avowed atheism is balanced by a humanism that sees him tenderly caring at home for his dementia-prone wife. ‘Everybody matters,’ he says at one point, and as we follow his quest to find out what happened to Rabbi Ezra, we know he means it.”

      — TOM NOLAN, Wall Street Journal

      “As with most good detective stories, the real pleasure here is in watching the gumshoe at work…. Sheer fun.”

      — Booklist

      “Pure entertainment… As characters go, Parisman is as no-nonsense as Philip Marlowe or Sam Spade, but unlike those classic detectives, there’s a bit more heart and nuance to our central character.”

      — San Francisco Chronicle

      “The ill-assorted pair provide an entertaining tour of LA while they track down a killer with a surprising motive.… Worthy of an encore.”

      — Kirkus Reviews

      “While the mystery is intriguing, the thoughtful, retired Jewish PI is the draw for this debut mystery. As he and his wife age, he deals with her onset of dementia with love and patience, that patience being a part of his nature as an inquisitive PI.”

      — Library Journal

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

      — CARA BLACK, New York Times–bestselling author of Three Hours in Paris and the Aimée Leduc mysteries

      “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 more Kopp Sisters novels

      REASON TO KILL

       An Amos Parisman Mystery

      ANDY WEINBERGER

      Copyright © 2020 by Andy Weinberger

      All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system, without permission in writing from the publisher.

Published by Prospect Park Books 2359 Lincoln Avenue Altadena, California 91001 www.prospectparkbooks.com

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      Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Names: Weinberger, Andy, author.

      Title: Reason to kill : an Amos Parisman mystery / Andy Weinberger.

      Description: Altadena, California : Prospect Park Books, [2020] | Series: Amos Parisman mysteries

      Identifiers: LCCN 2020012655 (print) | LCCN 2020012656 (ebook) | ISBN 9781945551864 (paperback) | ISBN 9781945551956 (hardcover) | ISBN 9781945551871 (epub)

      Subjects: GSAFD: Mystery fiction.

      Classification: LCC PS3623.E4324234 R43 2020 (print) | LCC PS3623. E4324234 (ebook) | DDC 813/.6--dc23

      LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2020012655

      LC ebook record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2020012656

      Cover illustration by George Townley

      Cover design by Mimi Bark

       For Lilla

       Contents

       Chapter 1

       Chapter 2

       Chapter 3

       Chapter 4

       Chapter 5

       Chapter 6

       Chapter 7

       Chapter 8

       Chapter 9

       Chapter 10

       Chapter 11

       Chapter 12

       Chapter 13

       Chapter 14

       Chapter 15

       Chapter 16

       Chapter 17

       Chapter 18

       Chapter 19

       Chapter 20

       Chapter