Suffering from a bad back, New York detective Ray Pluto fails to stop a hideous crime and is branded a loser by both press and colleagues. Davis getting in trouble reminds me a little bit of another character in another book series I love. Despite some funny visual gags, this is one of DiCillo's disappointing comedies, also suffering from an. . But it seems to start. Great gifts for all the boys in your family, too. This book is good for a laugh or two. Humor, great characters, lovely moral-of-the-story, and basketball! You'll want to get the whole series. I received this book from G. Not a perfect mystery/farce—Decker is too weak a protagonist, with trappings too standard-P. Critic Reviews for Double Whammy More good than bad. Funny [HOST] not put it down. , to properly anchor the wild goings-on. A s Garage Rock Rave-Up. Sixteen songs from the first garage era, the set is filled with some great music. Davis Way gets herself into some funny situations. Really good. Still, with its byzantine. Double Whammy is everything you know and love about Whamageddon, reimagined as a DIPA. Double Whammy by Gretchen Archer is on. I. Brewed to a stronger, smoother % ABV, and even more Citra, Mosaic. 'Follow the adventures of a news-photographer-turned-private-eye as he seeks truth, justice, and an affair with his ex-wife' (The New York Times).