Review: Interesting set of short stories.
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 05 15, 2012
This is a short book with a bunch of short stories that center on Ralphy and his detective business.  Immediately this book reminded me of the old Film Noir of the 1940s and 1950s and of The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy. I found the stories entertaining and easy to read, though Ralphy is rather dumb most of the time and it's his friends who solve the cases, not him.The tangents in the stories were funny and help break up the pace.  There were times when I got confused as the author went off to explain something that wasn't directly related to the story.  But, after pausing and re-reading those parts I managed to get back on track.I enjoyed this book and would recommend.  I especially like the part where Ralphy goes to a psychiatrist; it kind of reminded me of Madea meeting with Dr. Phil in Madea Goes To Jail.My only complaint is that it was mostly written in passive voice and there wasn't much dialogue between the characters.  But this was easily overlooked since the rest of the stories keep you interested and laughing.