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He is also the author of the mafia novel <i>Sleep with the Fishes</i>.<br> </div></div><br><br>Genres: <a class="ameritxt" href="/genres/?gp=M">Mystery</a> </div> <div class="spacer"> </div> </div> <div class="ff"><div class="sectionhead">Series</div><div class="sectionleft"><a href="/w/brian-m-wiprud/garth-carson/"><span class="ibig">Garth Carson</span></a><br><span id="t106489">   </span>1. <a href="/w/brian-m-wiprud/pipsqueak.htm">Pipsqueak</a><span class="year"> (2002)</span><br><span id="t141750">   </span>2. <a href="/w/brian-m-wiprud/stuffed.htm">Stuffed</a><span class="year"> (2005)</span><br><span id="t185289">   </span>3. <a href="/w/brian-m-wiprud/tailed.htm">Tailed</a><span class="year"> (2007)</span><br></div><div class="sectionright"><a href="/w/brian-m-wiprud/pipsqueak.htm"><img alt="thumb" src="/img/_.png" data-US="51XPPMN36ZL._SL500_.jpg" width="80" height="120" ></a><a href="/w/brian-m-wiprud/stuffed.htm"><img alt="thumb" src="/img/_.png" data-US="51lYmzdjppL._SL500_.jpg" width="80" height="120" ></a><a href="/w/brian-m-wiprud/tailed.htm"><img alt="thumb" src="/img/_.png" data-US="51LayVzPKrL._SL500_.jpg" width="80" height="120" ></a></div><div class="spacer"> </div><div class="sectionleft"><a href="/w/brian-m-wiprud/morty-martinez/"><span class="ibig">Morty Martinez</span></a><br><span id="t218216">   </span>1. <a href="/w/brian-m-wiprud/feelers.htm">Feelers</a><span class="year"> (2009)</span><br><span id="t294639">   </span>2. <a href="/w/brian-m-wiprud/ringer.htm">Ringer</a><span class="year"> (2011)</span><br></div><div class="sectionright"><a href="/w/brian-m-wiprud/feelers.htm"><img alt="thumb" src="/img/_.png" data-US="51hHFfZG3EL._SL500_.jpg" width="80" height="120" ></a><a href="/w/brian-m-wiprud/ringer.htm"><img alt="thumb" src="/img/_.png" data-US="51h35r1Mp+L._SL500_.jpg" width="80" height="120" ></a></div><div class="spacer"> </div><div class="sectionleft"><a href="/w/brian-m-wiprud/linsenbigler/"><span class="ibig">Linsenbigler</span></a><br><span id="t664892">   </span>1. <a href="/w/brian-m-wiprud/linsenbigler.htm">Linsenbigler</a><span class="year"> (2017)</span><br><span id="t681493">   </span>2. <a href="/w/brian-m-wiprud/linsenbigler-the-bear.htm">Linsenbigler: The Bear</a><span class="year"> (2017)</span><br><span id="t722530">   </span>3. <a href="/w/brian-m-wiprud/hail-linsenbigler.htm">Hail Linsenbigler!</a><span class="year"> (2018)</span><br><span id="t790912">   </span>4. <a href="/w/brian-m-wiprud/linsenbigler-and-the-lost-city.htm">Linsenbigler & The Lost City</a><span class="year"> (2019)</span><br><span id="t900251">   </span>5. <a href="/w/brian-m-wiprud/linsenbigler-the-argonaut.htm">Linsenbigler: The Argonaut</a><span class="year"> (2020)</span><br><span id="t996494">   </span>6. <a href="/w/brian-m-wiprud/linsenbigler-damn-the-torpedoes.htm">Linsenbigler: Damn the Torpedoes</a><span class="year"> (2021)</span><br><span id="t1168084">   </span>7. <a href="/w/brian-m-wiprud/linsenbigler-and-the-sentients.htm">Linsenbigler & The Sentients</a><span class="year"> (2023)</span><br></div><div class="sectionright"><a href="/w/brian-m-wiprud/linsenbigler.htm"><img alt="thumb" src="/img/_.png" data-US="51QYZylssFL._SL500_.jpg" width="80" height="120" ></a><a href="/w/brian-m-wiprud/linsenbigler-the-bear.htm"><img alt="thumb" src="/img/_.png" data-US="51ktRsZ8jzL._SL500_.jpg" width="80" height="120" ></a><a href="/w/brian-m-wiprud/hail-linsenbigler.htm"><img alt="thumb" src="/img/_.png" data-US="510ceTbtAgL._SL500_.jpg" width="80" height="120" ></a><a href="/w/brian-m-wiprud/linsenbigler-and-the-lost-city.htm"><img alt="thumb" src="/img/_.png" data-US="51b+EtU1FPL._SL500_.jpg" width="80" height="120" ></a><br><a href="/w/brian-m-wiprud/linsenbigler-the-argonaut.htm"><img alt="thumb" src="/img/_.png" data-US="51cgc36DCpL._SL500_.jpg" width="80" height="120" ></a><a href="/w/brian-m-wiprud/linsenbigler-damn-the-torpedoes.htm"><img alt="thumb" src="/img/_.png" data-US="413x2S91cyL._SL500_.jpg" width="80" height="120" ></a><a href="/w/brian-m-wiprud/linsenbigler-and-the-sentients.htm"><img alt="thumb" src="/img/_.png" data-US="41AKKm1O4IL._SL500_.jpg" width="80" height="120" ></a></div><div class="spacer"> </div></div><div class="ff"><div class="sectionhead">Novels</div><div class="sectionleft"><span id="t106490">   </span><a href="/w/brian-m-wiprud/sleep-with-fishes.htm">Sleep with the Fishes</a><span class="year"> (2001)</span><br><span id="t153397">   </span><a href="/w/brian-m-wiprud/crooked.htm">Crooked</a><span class="year"> (2006)</span><br><span id="t267385">   </span><a href="/w/brian-m-wiprud/buy-back.htm">Buy Back</a><span class="year"> (2010)</span><br><span id="t317422">   </span><a href="/w/brian-m-wiprud/clause.htm">The Clause</a><span class="year"> (2012)</span><br><span id="t1039913">   </span><a href="/w/brian-m-wiprud/planner.htm">The Planner</a><span class="year"> (2022)</span><br></div><div class="sectionright"><a href="/w/brian-m-wiprud/sleep-with-fishes.htm"><img alt="thumb" src="/img/_.png" data-US="51N0DV2P6PL._SL500_.jpg" width="80" height="120" ></a><a href="/w/brian-m-wiprud/crooked.htm"><img alt="thumb" src="/img/_.png" data-US="51vqULLHO1L._SL500_.jpg" width="80" height="120" ></a><a href="/w/brian-m-wiprud/buy-back.htm"><img alt="thumb" src="/img/_.png" data-US="515cZ6nOhpL._SL500_.jpg" width="80" height="120" ></a><a href="/w/brian-m-wiprud/clause.htm"><img alt="thumb" src="/img/_.png" data-US="51EBpendL+L._SL500_.jpg" width="80" height="120" ></a><br><a href="/w/brian-m-wiprud/planner.htm"><img alt="thumb" src="/img/_.png" data-US="41tQvPu5yBL._SL500_.jpg" width="80" height="120" ></a></div><div class="spacer"> </div></div><div class="ff"></div><div class="ff"><div class="sectionhead">Non fiction <span id="nonfictionButton" style="margin-left:20px;margin-right:20px;font-size:16px;padding:0 8px;background:#3F51B5;line-height:24px;border-radius:4px;color:#fff;cursor:pointer;" onclick="var btn=document.getElementById('nonfictionButton');var mp=document.getElementById('nonfictionDiv');if(btn.innerHTML=='show'){btn.innerHTML='hide';mp.style.display='block';}else{btn.innerHTML='show';mp.style.display='none';}">show</span></div><div id="nonfictionDiv" style="display:none"><div class="sectionleft"><span id="t453889">   </span><a href="/w/brian-m-wiprud/making-dawn-welcome.htm">Making the Dawn Welcome</a><span class="year"> (1999)</span> (with Helen Hills)<br><span id="t769601">   </span><a href="/w/brian-m-wiprud/linsenbigler-cocktail-companion.htm">Linsenbigler Cocktail Companion</a><span class="year"> (2018)</span> (with Boone Linsenbigler)<br><span id="t826459">   </span><a href="/w/brian-m-wiprud/linsenbigler-anglers-companion.htm">Linsenbigler Angler's Companion</a><span class="year"> (2019)</span> (with Boone Linsenbigler)<br></div><div class="sectionright"><a href="/w/brian-m-wiprud/making-dawn-welcome.htm"><img alt="thumb" src="/img/_.png" data-US="611S87FSTCL._SL500_.jpg" width="80" height="120" ></a><a href="/w/brian-m-wiprud/linsenbigler-cocktail-companion.htm"><img alt="thumb" src="/img/_.png" data-US="51WHue51RoL._SL500_.jpg" width="80" height="120" ></a><a href="/w/brian-m-wiprud/linsenbigler-anglers-companion.htm"><img alt="thumb" src="/img/_.png" data-US="61tbh1kx9AL._SL500_.jpg" width="80" height="120" ></a></div></div><div class="spacer"> </div></div><div class="ff1"><div class="sectionhead">Books containing stories by Brian M Wiprud</div><div class="recbook"><a href="/series/crimespree-magazine/crimespree-magazine-61.htm"><img alt="thumb" src="/img/_.png" data-US="51stpom1o3L._SL500_.jpg" width="120" height="185" ></a><br><a href="/series/crimespree-magazine/crimespree-magazine-61.htm">Crimespree Magazine #61</a><span class="year"> (2015)</span><br><font size="-1">(<strong>Crimespree Magazine</strong>)</font><br>edited by<br>Jon Jordan and Ruth Jordan</div><div class="recbook"><a href="/p/t-jefferson-parker/hook-line-and-sinister.htm"><img alt="thumb" src="/img/_.png" data-US="51KR8vDdwtL._SL500_.jpg" width="120" height="185" ></a><br><a href="/p/t-jefferson-parker/hook-line-and-sinister.htm">Hook, Line & Sinister</a><span class="year"> (2010)</span><br><font size="-1">Mysteries to Reel You in</font><br>edited by<br><a href="/p/t-jefferson-parker/">T Jefferson Parker</a></div><div class="recbook"><a href="/k/j-a-konrath/these-guns-for-hire.htm"><img alt="thumb" src="/img/_.png" data-US="518YSpeAWCL._SL500_.jpg" width="120" height="185" ></a><br><a href="/k/j-a-konrath/these-guns-for-hire.htm">These Guns for Hire</a><span class="year"> (2009)</span><br><font size="-1">31 Short Stories about Hitmen</font><br>edited by<br><a href="/k/j-a-konrath/">J A Konrath</a></div><div class="spacer"></div><div class="spacer"></div><br><div id="awardsanchor" class="sectionhead">Awards</div><table width="100%"><tr><td width="95%"><table width="100%"><tr><td align="left" width="5%"></td><td align="left" width="95%" valign="top">2003 <b><a href="/awards/lefty-awards/lefty-award-for-best-humorous-mystery-novel/2003.htm">Lefty Award for Best Humorous Mystery Novel</a></b> : Pipsqueak</td></tr></table></td><td width="5%"></td></tr></table><br><div class="sectionhead">Award nominations</div><table width="100%"><tr><td width="95%"><table width="100%"><tr><td align="left" width="5%"></td><td align="left" width="95%" valign="top">2007 <b><a href="/awards/shamus-awards/shamus-award-for-best-original-pi-paperback/2007.htm">Shamus Award for Best Original PI Paperback</a></b> (nominee) : Crooked</td></tr><tr><td align="left" width="5%"></td><td align="left" width="95%" valign="top">2007 <b><a href="/awards/barry-awards/barry-award-for-best-paperback-original/2007.htm">Barry Award for Best Paperback original</a></b> (nominee) : Crooked</td></tr><tr><td align="left" width="5%"></td><td align="left" width="95%" 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