Review: A great romp of a read!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 09 3, 2012
Artie Farley buys a house in Brooklyn for his wife Dianne's birthday present, and while rehabbing it they find a $150,000+ box of cash.  Due to its packaging and bill dates no later than 1970, they know it was stolen, so they wonder if they can claim it safely.  They repackage the money and hide it in their new house while they decide what to do.  But only a few days later, Richie Fasanella barges in and announces that he was the thief who spent 11 years in jail for stealing the money and now that they've found it, he wants it back.  They decide to split the money three-ways, but when Diane goes to retrieve it from hiding, she takes it all and runs with it.Now the book switches to Richie as the main character.  Richie proposes that he and Artie work together to find Diane.  As they search, Richie tactlessly, but 100% accurately shares his views on Artie and Dianne's marriage.  Richie is just a hoot and some of his and Artie's interactions are as funny as listening to a Laurel and Hardy movie.  For example, when they spend the night in a rooming house, Richie comes out of the bathroom and tells Artie, "Look how the end o' the roll's folded up, like a triangle shape.  What's that for?"  Artie says, "Helps you find the end of the roll."  Richie says in amazement, "People need help to find the end of a toilet paper roll?!"This book was funny throughout and great fun to read.  I definitely recommend it.