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Bug in the Martini Olive and Other True Cases from the Files of Hal Lipset, Private Eye

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There is interesting stuff in this book. Unfortunately, there's also a lot of boring information including pages and pages of transcripts. The writer should have done a better job of integrating the transcripts with the manuscript. Still, if you're willing to wade through tedious, uninteresting information, there are some interesting cases and detective techniques strewn in here too.

This non-fiction book was first published in 1991 and Patricia Holt pays tribute to her former employer and friend, Hal Lipset, in this interesting story. It was a real treat reading about a few of this PI's case files and Lipset's struggle with getting into the investigative business, let alone his opinion about the entire legal system. I thoroughly enjoyed reading the part about Lipset's personal life as well, a marriage with differences in religion, and then dealing with the loss of his wife. Without a doubt, Holt has me convinced that Hal Lipset was one of the greatest private investigators ever. This writer told a wonderful and interesting story. A job well done.