Teddy Ruzak
Created by Richard Yancey

Tennessee gumshoe TEDDY RUZAK, the "highly effective detective," is anything but.

He's one of those affable screw-up P.I.s that pop up every now and then, out to fulfill their life-long dream of becoming a private eye. He's, of course, blissfully inept and -- depending on your tolerance for this sort of thing -- utterly annoying or completely amusing. You decide.

He's a bumbler and a stumbler who can't even seem to pass his licensing exam, and his deductive reasoning is pretty much a hit-or-miss thing. Yet, inexplicably, justice and Teddy always prevail.

This one seems like a shoe-in for the USA Network.

UNDER OATH

• “Move over, Sam Spade. A priceless nebbish has joined the private-eye ranks. An adorably quixotic adventure.”
  --Kirkus Reviews
  
  
• “Funny the way Donald E. Westlake's novels are funny. Witty remarks abound, and the central character is a keeper.”
  --Booklist

NOVELS

• The Highly Effective Detective (2007)... Buy this book
  
• The Highly Effective Detective Goes to the Dogs (2008)... Buy this book.. Kindle it!
• The Highly Effective Detective Plays the Fool (2010).. Buy this book..Kindle it!
• The Highly Effective Detective Crosses the Line (2011).. Buy this book..Kindle it!

RELATED LINKS

• As Clear as Country Water...
  Tennessee and Nashville Private Eyes.

Respectfully submitted by Kevin Burton Smith.