What was that, Jer?  Did you say “Rafe”? Who the hell is Rafe?

Best line evar, in the best book I’ve read so far this year.  This, a single line that stuck out amid multiple instances of shattering the fourth wall, one liners to die for and an absolutely luscious librarian named Gertie, struck my funny bone like nothing else.

But where, oh where, can I find this literary masterpiece?  What book is it that you tease so skillfully about?  What author is it that you heap such high praise upon?

The book you can find on Amazon.com beginning on 08.08.08 at 8:00 AM Pacific time.  It’s called The Case of the Pitcher’s Pendant: A Billibub Baddings Mystery and is penned by none other than the Uber-Nemisis himself Tee Morris.

That quote above just got funnier didn’t it?  At least to those of you who are familiar with Rafe.  Still, this time we’re not discussing Rafe, we’re discussing the non-stop action contained within the JR Blackwell decorated covers of Pitcher’s Pendant.

Let’s begin there, shall we?  The Case of the Pitcher’s Pendant.  I am not a baseball fan, and even knowing that this book was going to have something to do with baseball I was anticipating it.  What I was not anticipating was finding the stats, game and information surrounding 1920’s baseball interesting.  Hellfire I may even turn on a baseball game next season and actually cheer for a team I proclaim to like.

Gah, sorry for the tangent, see what you’ve done Morris, you made me interested in baseball!  Back to the book…

The gang’s all here, Billi, Mick, Miranda, Al and even Chief O’Malley.  The case is a dream job for our Dwarf detective, dropping him head first into the world of professional baseball with prime seats at Wrigley Field.  Kicked back like a Prince among men, Billi is all set to do some investigating of the Baltimore Mariners, the up and coming rookies of the Major League, when the stench of magic taints Baddings’ easy case.

Bound within approximately 250 pages, the action doesn’t wane in Pitcher’s Pendant.  The adventure and intrigue are non-stop, (reminding me why I said before that Tee Morris did intrigue better than Jacqueline Carey), and the pieces of this puzzle don’t fit together as neatly as you think.

Billi’s over his head in this installment of the Billibub Baddings Mysteries and I’ll go so far as to say this is the best piece of fiction that Tee has put forth.  With all of that said, I have two questions left over.

One – How long is the wait for the next one?

Two - Where can I get the recipe for Mick’s chili? 

And finally, an absolutely huge thank you to Tee Morris for making an advanced copy available to Time Well Wasted.  We wish the best of luck to the Double Trouble team in the storming of Amazon’s charts on 08.08.08.

Remember you can order your copy of The Case of the Pitcher’s Pendant: A Billibub Baddings Mystery from Amazon.com on 08.08.08 starting at 8 AM Pacific time.  Help a fantastic podcasting author storm the charts, I know I will.

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