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In an era of techno-twister whodunits and international heists, along comes a writer in the vein of Mickey Spillane. Wiprud may be relatively unknown, but let one movie deal come along and he will be hotter than them all. With a sense of characterization and breezy style, he paints Brooklyn with words that puts you right on the street. Funnier than Spillane and more talented than Westlake, Wiprud chronicles Tom Davin, an Art Detective gone rogue who dodges bullets and does tantric yoga. I wish I could buy stock in Brian Wiprud; he's that good.