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External Since: Sep 24, 2004 Posts: 4

I am trying to remember the author of a detective book wherein the main
character had a passion for sandwiches. He was always making wierd kinds. I
can't remember if there are other books with this character. Does anyone
remember what book this was???

External Since: Jul 19, 2004 Posts: 6

On Tue, 28 Sep 2004 10:43:05 -0700, "Aria" <Newsgroups.TakeThisOut@desertdogs.biz>
wrote:

>I am trying to remember the author of a detective book wherein the main
>character had a passion for sandwiches. He was always making wierd kinds. I
>can't remember if there are other books with this character. Does anyone
>remember what book this was???
>

While I did not know the answer to your question, I am usually a
pretty fair "Googler". This, from
<a style='text-decoration: underline;' href="http://www.ingestandimbibe.com/Articles/sandw.html," target="_blank">http://www.ingestandimbibe.com/Articles/sandw.html,</a> might contain the
answer you seek:

I don’t know what kind of sandwiches Sam Spade, Perry Mason or Phillip
Marlowe preferred, but consider Edward X. Delaney, detective
extraordinaire, created by the late Lawrence Sanders. He was not only
known for the capture of hatchet-wielding psychopaths but also for his
unique sandwich combinations. He experimented with exotic breads and
onions and meshed them with imported spicy salamis and other cold
cuts. The final product was then spread with thin layers of various
trappings. Anything that went well with a rye highball and a dill
pickle usually sufficed. His sandwich was ready to consume when it was
piled so high that he had to eat it hanging over the kitchen sink.
(His wife was very neat!)

Hope this helps....

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Sonny Finger
Rocky Mount, NC