Chump Change

A Leo Waterman Mystery

By: G. M. Ford

Narrated by: Patrick Lawlor

Hearing a dying stranger call you by name would leave anyone full of questions. When it happens to private eye Leo Waterman, the more he learns about the late lottery winner's rags-to-riches-to-ruination life, the more he wants not just answers but justice. That means a road trip to Idaho to find out how a good-hearted young man with millions got skinned - in more ways than one.

It's all downhill from there as Leo gets roped into an ugly battle between elderly ranchers and a ruthless developer who knows how to make a killing. Money can’t buy happiness, but trying to take it from the wrong people could leave Leo a lot worse than miserable.

©2014 G. M. Ford (P)2014 Brilliance Audio, all rights reserved

A very wild ride!

A bit about the Leo Waterman series: G.M.Ford has been writing novels in this series for more than 20 years. Leo is the son of a very wealthy and famous crook. He has been lazy and useless for much of his life. He inherited a vast fortune, but his dad set up the inheritance so that Leo could not have access to any of the money until age 45. Leo became a private eye working as little as possible until he reached age 45. He arrived at the magic age in the 6th novel in the series. Chump Change is the 8th novel. The series is set mostly in Seattle, but there is some travel to other parts of the US northwest and western Canada.

Chump Change, released in 2014, is filled with humor, action, and suspense. It is also more than a bit unrealistic, but it is a wild and fun ride. So the reader should suspend disbelief and enjoy the ride.

great story

I really enjoyed this book! kept me captivated from beginning to end...not a dull moment!

I like this series by G.M. Ford

I like this series by G.M. Ford. Story and character development are good and Leo Waterman's sarcastic attitude to life adds appreciable humour. Narrator Patrick Lawlor as grown on me and now seems to me to be well suited to this series. Lookig forward to the next in the series.

leo's evolution

good story line. cool characters. some of Leo's experiences have changed; such as how house has changed.

five stars with exceptions

I’m torn. I don’t want to take away anything from Mr. Lawlor or his humorfull reading of the book. But I do think his voice is miscast for this character. I don’t fault him for that. Whoever chose him is at fault in my mind. His scratchy tenor voice gives a mental picture of a scrawny, freckled redhead. But Leo Waterman tells us repeatedly he is a large heavy man. His voice should probably match. A big, gruff base-baritone fits that description. Anyhow, enough of that. The writing and plotting are good. The characters are varied and well fleshed out. The plot has enough twists and turns to keep it going to the last words. I love this writer and his protagonist and all the other interesting cast that comes with him. Great fun! I certainly recommend this entire series.