For Your Benefit

Name: For Your Benefit
Brand: Findaway Voices
Availability: InStock
Author: Patrick Canning
ISBN: 9798347894352

Author: Patrick Canning

Narrator: Patrick Canning

Unabridged: 7 hr 43 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Patrick Canning

Published: 01/29/2025

Categories: Fiction, Mystery & Detective, Private Investigators, Satire

Synopsis

Teddy Lint is the kindest private investigator on the planet, committed to seeing the best in everyone he meets. The detective agency he runs out of a Los Angeles strip mall with his brother Ralph has seen a strange case or two before, but never anything like this. A man claiming to work for the CIA hires the Lints to find a shipping container of radioactive Agent Orange that vanished over fifty years ago. He insists someone is planning on using an army of drones to drench L.A. with the deadly chemicals before the week is out.The Lint Brothers enter a maze of bizarre suspects, from nefarious ad executives, to anarchistic Boy Scouts, to a toga-clad militia fighting for exclusive rule by women. The propaganda-obsessed society that seems to be running the world is probably worth looking into as well. The power of empathy collides with the dangers of disinformation as Teddy fights to save the people he loves. Our beloved detective doesn't give up easily, but any Angelenos with an aversion to death by herbicide might want to dust off that umbrella, just in case . . .

Reviews

Goodreads review by Lou on September 18, 2024

Book Review For Your Benefit Patrick Canning reviewed by Lou Jacobs readersremains.com | Goodreads Patrick Canning has created a new subgenre: the screwball comedy detective novel. The traditional detective novel is satirized and spoofed with multiple ridiculous and farcical situations and a cadre of q......more

Goodreads review by Linda on October 23, 2024

I received a copy for review purposes; all opinions are honest and mine alone. This is a puzzling read. It wants to be satire but doesn’t quite make it. Some have called it a new genre; not me. A bit like 60-70’s noir but too much weird - just. plain. weird. I’m hard pressed to recall a character tha......more

Goodreads review by Peter on January 05, 2025

The Lint Detective Agency’s newest investigation into a particularly volatile compound drags Teddy and Ralph Lint through the bowels of Los Angeles, landing them at times in some of the most bizarre circumstances imaginable. At its core, For Your Benefit from Patrick Canning is an unconventional det......more

Goodreads review by Anthony on August 29, 2024

The Review What an exhilarating and fun read! The blend of mystery, intrigue, suspense, and humor melds together effortlessly from the first page. Immediately, readers are struck by the shocking appearance of a beloved celebrity who appears in the offices of the two brothers at the behest of this mys......more

Goodreads review by Joshua on December 10, 2024

Patrick Canning brings us a fun blend of classic noir detectives, humor, and emotional depth with the highly entertaining For Your Benefit! Private Eye Teddy Lint has just been brought a case that could mean the end of Los Angeles itself. A case of radioactive Agent Orange is missing, and the ever o......more