Mr. Hill could not contain his ebullient, piquant sense of humor. And so his publisher decided to let him have at it in the mouth of a protagonist in a different series and thus was born Joe Sixsmith ... or so I imagine. The recently redundant, wise cracking, newly minted private eye careens along a complicated path strewn with clues and red herrings to a triumphant solution. Give it a try ... if you dare ... ( )

Whitey and Joe Sixsmith are a wonderful crime-fighting partnership. This is the second time I've read the initial book in the series, and it was as much of a joy as the first time. ( )

Joe Sixsmith, redundant lath operator turned PI solves several crimes in black area of Luton