This is what people have said about just a mulligan stew:

I visited Janwillem van de Wetering, famous author of detective fiction, personal stories of zen, and children's books. 

This has to be told as a story: I had bought a '65 Ford Falcon Squire station wagon in Atlanta and was driving back to Western Canada, via Maine to see Janwillem. I stayed at his retreat, gave him a copy of swimming in mulligan stew. We went for breakfast. the conversation went:

jw: I read your book last night

me: Is it publishable?

jw: I can answer in 3 ways - no, aaahhh, and yes. The  answer is yes - get it published as quickly as possible.

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Marshall Tulin, a world renowned expert in historical oceanography and such, from Santa Barbara, California, said:

"You are the next Dashiell Hammett."

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Christine, a midwife in England was the first to read swimming in mulligan stew. She reported that she started to read it but could not put it down until finished.

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Tammy Lenski, a mediator from New Hampshire,  wrote: 

"I finally had a quiet day to sit down and read, and I just read your book from cover to cover.  What a fun and entertaining read!  I'm always amazed at the way that detective fiction writers can weave a story like that - what a skill.  Mulligan's character is wonderfully developed and funny, too. Where can I buy more?"