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Library Journal: In a comic caper that could have stepped out of an Elmore Leonard or Lawrence Block novel, the theft of three paintings from a Brooklyn museum goes awry when the thieves are in turn robbed by another crew of criminals. Insurance investigator Tommy Davin, who had arranged the theft to pay off some debt, is hired by the insurance company to find the paintings. Then a sniper starts targeting people who are connected through business with Davin. Worse, someone has kidnapped the four cats that Tommy's ex-girlfriend had left with him. VERDICT Not only is Tommy Davin a mensch, but he remains cool and rational as his world explodes. Wiprud, the author of the acclaimed Feelers and a series about taxidermist Garth Carson (Pipsqueak, Stuffed), has created another memorable protagonist in one of the most exciting crime fiction novels this year. Let's hope we see more of Tommy Davin.