The California Roll

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The California Roll

Meet Radar Hoverlander, a witty, gifted con artist with the mind of David Mamet, the voice of Tom Robbins, and the morals of a sailor on shore leave. Alas, poor Radar. He’s looking for his California Roll, the one big scam that’ll set him up in sushi for life. What he gets instead is sexy, sassy Allie Quinn — either the last true innocent or a con artist so slick she makes Radar look like a Quaker. Before Radar knows it, he’s sucked into a vortex of double-, triple-, and quadruple-crosses that’ll either get him his California Roll or put him in a hole in the ground.

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Faint Praise for The California Roll

“Now that’s a scheme!”

– Charles Ponzi

“If I had half Radar’s brains, I wouldn’t be here now.”

– Bernie Madoff
Butner Federal Prison

“Please let me send you $50 million.”

– Patrick Noochi
Nigerian Businessman

“It’s like an approachable Camus.”

– Camus

“Vorhaus’ brand of ’sunshine noir’ really brightens my day.”

– E. A. Poe

Real Praise for The California Roll

“The California Roll is grand entertainment…No caper-novel fan should miss this one.”

– Booklist

“Laugh-out-loud funny. . . . If you love colorful characters, slapstick, a fast-paced story, and witty language, you’ll enjoy The California Roll.”

– Examiner.com

“I loved this comic caper with its twisty pretzel plot, clever invented language, and an attitude that’s Carl Hiaasen channeling Dane Cook.”

– Milwaukee Journal Sentinel