
The Alternative Detective
(The first book in the Hob Draconian series)(1993)
A novel by
Robert Sheckley
| "Always he crackles with ideas." Kingsley Amis |
| "If the Marx Brothers had been literary rather than thespic fantasists ... they would have been Robert Sheckley." Harlan Ellison |
| "[Robert Sheckley is] witty and ingenious... a draught of pure Voltaire and tonic." J G Ballard |
Unqualified to do anything else in an America he's spent most of his life avoiding, Hob Draconian, aging ex-hippie turned private investigator, sets up the Alternative Detective Agency. While Hob's wallowing in depression, his nephew sends him his first case: five sailboards have gone missing. Not the kind of case he'd hoped for, but better than nothing. But soon Hob's up to his arched eyebrows in real criminals with real guns.
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Hardback Editions
1993 : Hardback
| Title: The Alternative Detective Author(s): Robert Sheckley Publisher: New York FOrge 1993. Availability: Amazon More details... |
Paperback Editions
December 1997 : Paperback
| Title: The Alternative Detective Author(s): Robert Sheckley ISBN: 0-312-85381-5 / 978-0-312-85381-5 (USA edition) Publisher: Forge Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
January 1993 : Paperback
| Title: The Alternative Detective: A Novel Author(s): Robert Sheckley ISBN: 0-7567-9529-X / 978-0-7567-9529-0 (USA edition) Publisher: Diane Pub Co Availability: Amazon Amazon UK More details... |
Other Editions
October 1993 : Unknown
| Title: The Alternative Detective Author(s): Robert Sheckley ISBN: 0-312-85023-9 / 978-0-312-85023-4 (USA edition) Publisher: Forge Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
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