The Great Why

Imagine that Homer Simpson and Sam Spade got together to write a murder mystery set in an unexpected universe. And imagine the hero is a confused human pretending to be a 1930s hardboiled detective. What would the book be like? Entertaining? Adventurous? Fun? All of those things--yes, but more. You'd have a book that would be a comic detective mystery romp with immortal aliens, simpleminded robots, a beautiful woman in trouble, her missing father, flying saucers, time travel, fascists, pirates, and Elvis. But there would also be a classic detective story with the usual suspects: murder, suspicion, greed, and a good old-fashioned love triangle. Plus, there would be an ending with enough twists and turns to require sports-car suspension for your mind. Is good? Then grab your ray gun, adjust your favorite fedora's attitude, and settle in for a cosmic detective mystery adventure with The Great Why: A Famous Detective of the Cosmos Murder Mystery.