cover image Me and Brenda

Me and Brenda

Philip Israel. Avon Books, $9 (0pp) ISBN 978-0-380-71537-4

Gullible Queens, N.Y., housepainter Dave Winger finds himself in trouble with the bank, a casino, a gold-digging woman and a crooked lawyer. According to PW , ``This offbeat, Runyonesque caper shows uncanny insight into the psychology of the con man and his all-too-willing victims.'' (Jan.)