This is the best existing picture of Uncle Victor (he is
the one with his shoes on). Al Klosterman drew it to
illustrate "Uncle Victor on Watch" and it appeared in
the Fall 1997 issue of Murderous Intent Mystery magazine. It is used here by
permission of Klosterman and MIMMUncle Victor is a character who
appears in the short stories of
Rob Lopresti. Uncle Victor is an elderly, eccentric
member of an organized crime family. His nephew Benny
is the head of the Family.
Several older members think that
Benny is too young and has no respect for tradition. They
remember that the last wish of Benny's father - the last boss
- was that he take
good care of his uncle, so Benny is most reluctantly stuck
with Victor.
In the first story Uncle Victor has decided he wants to
be a private detective and Benny pulls strings to get
him a license. In each story our hero uses his own unique
methods (and sometimes a little pull from Benny) to solve
crimes.
So far all the stories have all appeared in
the late lamented Murderous Intent
Mystery Magazine. See the
bibliography for a list.
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