Chip Harrison and Leo Haig
Created by Chip Harrison (Lawrence Block)
CHIP HARRISON, running on the twin engines of lust and
curiousity, originally appeared in two funny, non-mystery novels
which revolved around seventeen year old Chip's obsessive quest
to lose his virginty, No Score and Chip Harrison Scores
Again. realizing the series didn't have much of a future,
Block puts Chip to work as an assistant to a Nero
Wolfe-ish private eye, LEO HAIG, who raises tropical
fish. They appeared in two subsequent comedic mystery novels,
Make Out With Murder and The Topless Tulip Caper.
Author Lawrence Block is a fan favorite and a writer's writer.
As well as Scudder, he's been responsible for the Matt
Scudder, Evan Tanner and Bernie
Rhodenbarr mystery series.
NOVELS
- No Score (1970)
- Chip Harrison Scores Again
- Five Little Rich Girls (AKA Make Out with Murder) (1974)
- The Topless Tulip Caper (1975)
SHORT STORIES
- "Death of the Mallory Queen" (1984, Like a Lamb
to the Slaughter; also 1999, First
Cases 3)
- "As Dark As Christmas Gets"
(1997, Mysterious Press Christmas Card; also December 1998, EQMM)
RELATED LINKS
- Lawrence Block.com
The official site, maintained for loyal Blockhead Maggie Griffin,
irreverent as all hell, and fun as all git out, full of vital
info about the author, his books, his short stories, his newsletter,
his upcoming projects, his seemingly endless book tour and everything
else. And you can also buy autographed copies here (credit cards
gleefully accepted). Although, you know what they say -- the
rare Block is the unsigned copy.
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