Bressio

Alphonse Joseph Bressio, a plus-size private investigator in New York City, finds himself tangled in a chaotic web of drugs, murder, and eccentric characters when he reluctantly agrees to assist a lawyer’s paranoid ex-girlfriend. Weighing in at 240 pounds, Bressio's investigation leads him into trouble with mobsters, federal agents, and secretive government figures, all while navigating the absurdity of his own life. Richard Ben Sapir delivers a humorous and frenetic take on the hardboiled detective genre, creating an unforgettable protagonist amid a colorful cast of anti-heroes and villains.