jjares reviewed The Topless Tulip Caper (The Affairs of Chip Harrison) (Volume 4) on + 3262 more book reviews
Obviously, this book/series is meant as a Nero Wolf spoof. This is book four of a six-book series; I thought it was flat and not too interesting. Recently, I read one of Lawrence Block's books from his Classic Crime Library. Now that was great reading; this book, not so much.
Chip Harrison has a raging libido and a job working for a famous detective, Leo Haig. Chip spent half his time thinking about and going to bed with various women who troll past him. He also takes copious notes about his investigations (leaving out the more salacious bits) for his employer. Haig is an uninteresting detective who gets his clues from clueless Chip. I did not understand the setup before reading this book. Otherwise, I would have just read Nero Wolf. After tasting this sample of Chip Harrison's series, I'll just pass it by.
Chip Harrison has a raging libido and a job working for a famous detective, Leo Haig. Chip spent half his time thinking about and going to bed with various women who troll past him. He also takes copious notes about his investigations (leaving out the more salacious bits) for his employer. Haig is an uninteresting detective who gets his clues from clueless Chip. I did not understand the setup before reading this book. Otherwise, I would have just read Nero Wolf. After tasting this sample of Chip Harrison's series, I'll just pass it by.
