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I really enjoyed this. Mort is an interesting character and I really liked the writing style. The resolution read like a detective story written by V.C. Andrews, which was a little off-putting for me. Overall, a good read. I'd pick up another one by this author.

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Hilarious! The publisher's blurb is a pretty good start, but it gets more convoluted and ROFL with each page. No erotica but funny innuendos, and Mort is a heavy drinker of. ..noncaf soda. The mystery revolves around a satire on the IRS with guest appearances by a couple of cartoonish FBI agents and other caricatures. The dialog is fun, the characters certainly are, and it has a real plot! Loved it!
Louis B Jack is fantastically believable as Mort who is both character and narrator in a low key, tongue in cheek way.
I won this audiobook in a giveaway!
I really win!

Okay yea I really wanted to like this book. First of all, I didn't realize it was part of a series and this is the second book in the series. I HATE going into a book series not with the first one, but I thought I would give it a whirl because maybe it would be a good standalone. Nope, nada. I did not like the main character at all. Like oh there's these pretty women and I'm flirting with them when I should be doing my job and there's a dead man hanging in their garage? Rolls eyes. As a fan of Kinsey Malone, this P.I. fell flat for me and I only made it to page 46! Yup cannot continue reading it or finishing it. Sending it off to greener pastures.

This was a fun book, having read Sam Spade books I enjoyed PI Mort. His relationship with Lucy was hysterical but oddly believable.
Very easy reading. The plot was just twisted enough to keep you interested.

I requested and was lucky to receive a copy of “Gumshoe on the Loose” by Rob Leininger from The Librarything’s Early Reviewers program. First off I enjoyed this book. The beginning was very slow and I wasn't sure i could finish it, but when he got to the desert diner the book started jumping and form then on was a fun, fast read. The characters were well drawn for not being the first book in a series. You know there was more to the past but not enough that would discourage one to not to pick up the other books. I would recommend this book. I did pass it on to my wife to read.

Rob Leininger's latest book in the Gumshoe series, Gumshoe on the Loose, is a fast paced story with a rowdy, locker room dialogue to keep you entertained. Mortimer Angel (or as he prefers--Mort) and his new assistant, Lucy Landry, are the perfect duo to solve a murder. Their back-and-forth repartee is engaging. However, too much of the bawdy nature of their conversations to me was a distraction to the story. I'm still thinking about seeking out the first 2 books in the series....but not too seriously.

I received a copy of “Gumshoe on the Loose” by Rob Leininger from The Librarything’s Early Reviewers program.
This thriller about an ex-IRS agent turned P.I. Was quite entertaining. The more I read, the faster I turned the pages. I’ll look for other novels by Rob Leininger. Plus I learned what Occam’s Razor means.

I abandoned this book after about 40 pages. I couldn't get past the stereotypes, the comments about the physical attributes of the women, and the general style.½

I have always maintained that writing a humorous, yet appealing mystery is one of the hardest genres to write in. So few have kept my interest, but Rob Leininger's Mort Angel series is definitely one. In this episode, a dead rapper is found in the garage of the daughter of a Reno policeman, Russ Fairchild. How he got there is anybody's guess. Fairchild hires ex-IRS agent turned maverick private investigator, Mort Angel, to look into it, since he wouldn't be constrained by 'the rules'. Along the way, Mort meets up with beautiful 31 year old Lucy, who looks 19, who becomes his 'assistant'.

Leininger refers to Sam Spade and Mike Hammer a lot in his books because the repartee between Angel and virtually everyone reeks of pulp fiction mysteries of the 1940s. There's always the beautiful girl throwing herself at him now that he's a PI, whereas as an IRS agent they avoided him like the plague.

The Mort Angel series is not high on 'literary' content and probably not high on plot, but you just keep reading because it's fun and you're willing to go wherever the story takes you. If you want an alternative to the serious police procedural or the moral detective series, Mort Angel is a good one. Think of it as a humorous Spenser, smart repartee and a faithful sidekick, but with a little bit of fun thrown in.

And I have to say I really have enjoyed it can't wait to get my hands on the next one if you like the Spenser Series this one is just as enjoyable... thank you Library Thing for introducing me to a new author that I may have overlooked.

Disclaimer…I was a little critical of this book, I am an IRS Agent that lives in the Reno, and that influenced my opinion ALOT.

Opinions expressed are solely my own and do not express the views or opinions of the US Government. None of the ideas expressed in this blog post are shared, supported, or endorsed in any manner by my employer.

So I liked the story, it was a nice easy read. The plot moved along nicely. Things seemed a bit unfinished at the end but it was an ending. I really liked the Reno details, he was spot on for directions and areas, it was great to read. In fact, I probably would have picked up his other books if he wasn’t such an asshole about the IRS. That probably won’t bother anyone else, but it really detracted from the story for me. I know the IRS has a bad reputation, and we get a lot of negative commentary from the media, congress, and just people in general. But the way he portrayed us, as heartless souls suckers was too much for me. The people I work with have some the most generous hearts, and I (and I know some of my co-workers) believe that we are providing a service for our country. We are doing our duty and providing the funding for all the things everyone love, parks, roads, clean water, and yes government functions. I don’t personally know any IRS agents that are as cold and heartless and awful as Mr. Leininger made us out to be. It was really hard to read because of that. As a result, I will not read any more in this series, and probably none of his other books. It’s bad enough I see my career, that I am very proud of, smeared in the news on regular basis, I refuse to read about it in a book I picked up for pleasure.

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This had a great plot and moved along nicely. It seemed like it was an homage to Mickey Spillane, in style and content. He was mentioned several times (I appreciated the shoutout to James Lee Burke), and breasts featured prominently in the book, being mentioned almost every page it seemed like. If you like boobs you will probably enjoy this book. This seems like a shallow compliment, but it really was well written and engaging. It's not literature by any means but if you want a good racy whodunit I would definitely recommend it.

Gumshoe on the loose is a slow paced, light read. There wasn't enough of this story to hold my interest.

Light, quick, easy read. I wouldn't really classify it as a mystery, as there wasn't really any mystery to it. It wasn't necessarily a bad read, just not quite my thing.

While this book is the third in the serie, I still enjoyed it. There were a couple references I was a bit confused about, but I was able to get past it! This book is an enjoyable throwback to the campy PI movies and books of old. Honestly, I am not sure if this is a parody of Sam Spade et al, but this is how I took it and that made the book all the more exciting. The writing was not up to par with my usual books, it was a very easy read. But honestly, sometimes we all need a quick, easy book in our lives! I would probably go back and read the other two so I know what I've been missing.

A delightful book about Mort (not Mortimer) Angel who has a knack for finding dead bodies. He is hired by the daughter of a detective with whom he has a love/hate relationship while his boss is out of town. Her last words before leaving town was to NOT find the body of the.missing performer Jo-X. While visiting with his new client he discovers the missing man dead in the shed behind their rented house. In the process of trying to figure out who killed them he decides to take a trip to Las Vegas where the man resided. Along the way he stops at a diner and hooks up with a waitress, Lucy,, who ends up fired while waiting on him. She goes to Vegas with him and she has incredible luck at the roulette table. Mortgage takes Lucy under his wing to help her learn more about becoming a private detective and they h as 've quite an adventure while solving the murder of the missing man along with more. Good book and a quick read.

The book had snappy dialogue but the majority of the book seemed to be dialogue concerning female body parts. It was somewhat entertaining but not much mystery. If you want some light reading I would recommend but if you're looking for a thriller this is not it. Slow.

I normally like tough guy detectives, and the Las Vegas/Reno setting sounded great, but this mystery was ultimately disappointing. There is a lot of snappy dialogue and humor, but the characters were a little too cartoonish, not real. And not much detecting goes on, the text is almost all dialogue.

An easy read and enjoyable. a famous rapper is murdered and strung up in a garage in Reno, NV. Mort is hired, kind of, to follow and solve the case. Fun read!

This was a fun read, if you like the genre (which I do.) It is the third in the "Gumshoe" series by this author, and based on my enjoyment of this book I plan to read the earlier ones in the future. The narrator is a 42 year old "Private Investigator Trainee". He is described early on as a maverick, and he likes that description of himself. Like many other fictional P.I.s, he is not above skirting the law to get what he needs to solve a case, but he does possess a moral compass. We learn that in the previous two books, despite his inexperience, he has been involved in two cases that brought him national attention, and right away he seems to have come across such a situation again.

When a foul-mouthed rap star goes missing for 5 days, the tabloids go crazy. Then our hero Mort discovers his body quite by accident, suspended from the ceiling of a garage rented by a newly acquired client. Then the client (and possible suspect) disappears as well, and the merry chase begins. At a far-out-of-the-way restaurant in Nevada, Mort encounters a waitress who has just been fired, and needs a ride to civilization. She is 31, but looks like 18, so Mort refuses to let her into his car until she shows proof of her age. Lucy soon decides that she would like to learn the P.I. business, and they become partners in the investigation. Before too long, they are partners in another way as well. Lucy's youthful appearance is often an asset as they work in disguise to gather information.

There are numerous plot twists, snappy dialogue, sexy situations, battered heads and gun play along the way. Lucy and Mort find themselves in a beautiful suite of the Luxor in Las Vegas some of the time (paid for by Lucy's luck at roulette), and in a four room 1050s style motel in rural Nevada other times. Various suspects come into play, and in the course of the investigation they get involved in another seemingly unrelated and even weirder case. Of course the situation is not cleared up until the final pages.

Will we see Mort and Lucy together again as a P.I. team (a team with benefits, one could say)? I am pretty sure that there will be a fourth "Gumshoe" novel that will answer that question.

A Mustang convertible, hot desert air, and a lusty new assistant that matches up well with PI Mort Angel. These are key elements in "Gumshoe on the Loose", by Rob Leninger. I would have enjoyed the book if there had been no murder to solve just because of the interplay between Lucy and Mort. However there is a pretty good plot involving a murdered rap star and a detective's daughter that carries the book along.

Leininger does a great job with moving things along - with Lucy and Mort's relationship as well as the investigation into how a dead rapper ended up in the garage of Detective Russell Fairchild's daughter. All of the elements you like to see in a good detective story - sex, gambling, buddy helping buddy, danger and escape - are present in this fast moving novel. I was engrossed in it quickly and it held my attention.

The only flaws I found were that there was a bit too much time spent with the flirtation scenes and a bit too many coincidences at the climax. But those are minor detractions. Easy to give this one 4 stars, perhaps even a bit better. I haven't read any of Leininger before, but I will track down the first two installments in this series and see if they measure up to this one.

This is not the type of book I usually read. That being said, I did enjoy the book. Mort is a former IRS agent turned PI. He likens himself to Mike Hammer. There are quirky characters introduced throughout the book and I wondered how they would all be tied together to solve the murder mystery. The author did a good job of describing the characters and the setting so the story had a plausible solution. Fans of Mike Hammer will like this book.

GUMSHOE FOR TWO BY ROB LEININGER has PI in training , Mort Angel , who, with his partner, fiancee and mentor Jeri DeFrazzia , looking into the mystery of a disappearing Senator Reinhart and the sister of a girl Mort met in a bar. Things turn deadly for Mort and he finds the two cases melding together into one heck of a case.

I found the mystery part of the book ok, but the rest, especially the redundant jokes and jibes about Holiday a bit boring. If the author had left most of that out it would have been a pretty decent mystery.

I received this book free from goodreads in exchange for a review.

GUMSHOE FOR TWO is a romp and then some. Fast moving with a cast that quirky doesn't quite cover and plot twists you will never see coming. Mort and Jeri are lovers; she a real PI, he one in training. When he receives the hand of US Senator and Presidential candidate Harold Reinhart without the "honest" Senator attached, they are off and running. Enter Sarah, the insanely beautiful young lady who is looking for her missing sister. Oh, and Sarah's alter-ego quasi-hooker Holiday. This trio--Mort, Jeri, and Sarah/Holiday--have an odd relationship---of relationship is the right word. This story will keep you reading and you will laugh out loud. Highly recommended.

DP Lyle, Award-winning author of the Jake Longly, Dub Walker, and Samantha Cody thriller series

I won this book on GoodReads First Reads in exchange for an honest review.

Gumshoe is the story of a former IRS agent turned Private Investigator, but not your everyday P.I. Actually he's more of a P.I. in training and relies on his knowledge of detective noir movies to get through his new profession.

Mort Angel, is a likable character. His story is told in the first character with the added benefit, through the writing prowess of Rob Leininger, of strong imagery. Leininger is able to coax a sense of black and white grainy film rolling; the protagonist wearing a fedora and trench coat, broads, I mean women, who are all too entirely beautiful and sexy falling for an average guy. Perhaps this is just due to mere suggestion, after all, today's detectives are not called 'gumshoes'. But, the title does set the tone and the author is able to merge plot and concept together to providing the reader with a quirky, sometimes comical, and enjoyable story.

It was a good read with a well thought out plot which kept you guessing to the end.