Review: Smashing!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 01 3, 2013
Julius Katz is a detective. But he isn't just any detective; he's a modern day amalgam of Sherlock Holmes and Doc Savage. He's also a workshy, connoisseur  of the finer things in life who only takes on a case when his funds start dwindling to nothing.And like any good detective, Katz has a sidekick, called Archie. But, of course, Archie, despite being named after Nero Wolf's factotum, isn't just any sidekick. Archie is a new-fangled super computer that the ever dapper Katz wears as a tie pin.There are two splendid mystery stories in this collection, the first of which, `Julius Katz,' won a Shamus  and a Derringer Award, and the second, `Archie's Been Framed,' being an Ellery Queen Magazine Readers Choice winner.Julius Katz Mysteries is a brisk, clever and very fine read from the remarkably versatile Dave Zeltserman. As a fan of the Monk television series, I think that the adventures of Julius and Archie would also make great prime-time viewing.