Full of irony and humor! I loved it!, Huntress Book Reviews, Detra Fitch, August 6, 2001: All-in-all, I found this to be one of the most warped, fascinating, and enjoyable reads this year! Full of irony and humor, readers will not want to put this book down until the last page has been turned!

The Godfather meets Carl Hiaasen in this darkly humorous meeting of the Mob and fishing - how's that for a combination!  Mystery Ink, David Montgomery, Editor & Publisher, September 2001:  If the producers of The Sopranos are smart, they'll take a lunch with this guy and pick his brain right away. We don't often come across self-published books that merit featured review status on Mystery Ink, but this one is a definite exception. Sleep with the Fishes is a good, quick, amusing read. Job well done for this new author.

…Off the wall, fall on the floor funny. Barbara Franchi , Reviewing The Evidence Reviews,­ October 3, 2001:  If you can imagine Donald Westlake meets Janet Evanovich meets Goodfellas you have a sketchy idea of the book. Wiprud has a breezy, irreverent style that carries the story along, so you don¹t realize how unlikely everything is until you¹ve reluctantly turned the last page. Try it. You’ll like it. Even this sense-of-humor-impaired-reviewer laughed.

There were at least two laughs on every single page… WJFF Radio, Interviewer Gandalf, October 6, 2001:  The story was so good it kept me riveted.  I read this in one sitting, and I found myself turning the pages completely in grip of the prose.

Fast paced, well-written and takes a fresh look at almost every cliché ever devised in the organized crime fiction genre. Carl Brookins, Ed's Internet Book Review, October 2001: Sleep with the Fishes is a very funny book.

A black-humored crime novel that can sit comfortably on the same shelf with works of Carl Hiaasen, Elmore Leonard, and other politically-incorrect genre icons. Reed Andrus, Mystery News, November 2001: Sleep With the Fishes is a fast, fun dip into the Crime-Fiction-With-An-Attitude sub-sub-genre. The author has generated.

 …Mayhem, mob connections, mistaken identity, a porn queen, and various assorted characters straight out of Damen Runyon… Fly Anglers On-Line Magazine, Deanna Lee Birkholm, October 8, 2001: This really is a fun read, and one you probably aren't going to figure out in advance. If you like mysteries (with a few fish thrown in) pick this one up.

 THIS BOOK IS FANTASTIC! Andrew Poole,  Lee Child Forum, August 13, 2001: That is about as bare to the bone as you can get. Simply fantastic reading, laugh out loud scenes of the funniest predicaments and an excellent story to boot! I thought it read like a Coen Brothers film - (Fargo, The Big Lebowski, O' Brother, Where Art Thou?). I couldnt put it down. I lent the book to a friend, who read it in 2 days FLAT.

A first-rate piece of writing.   Dead Trees Reviews, October 2001: Fans of the TV show The Sopranos will enjoy this book. The author does a fine job with the characters, especially Sid, making him into more than the stereotypical gangster.

 Laugh out loud  Janine Wilson, Barnes & Noble Feedback, October 5, 2001:  Brian Wiprud has written a laugh out loud mob satire, taking a cast of quirky characters, each with their own agenda, and weaving them into the story line about a retired mobster who just wants to go fishing. But it isn't quite that easy, as Sid soon discovers, and his first clue is the lady in red hikers....

What a find! I stumbled upon this little gem... Lorna Hunt Ellison, Barnes & Noble Feedback, August 15, 2001: On the strength of author, Lee Child's blurb, I picked up this book this summer and boy, am I glad that I did! This is a hilarious, original debut from Brian M. Wiprud… I anxiously await more from Sid Bilfulco and the gang.

This book kills me! Mystery reader and illustrator, Barnes & Noble Feedback, September 17, 2001:Urban con meets rustic fishing village in a hilarious series of mix ups, screw ups, and plain fun. Wiprud has a keen sense of the absurd. You'll get a kick out it.

Hopefully the start of a great new series.  Stuart Sharp, Amazon.com Feedback, Ontario, Canada July 24, 2001:  Brian has to be congratulated on a fantastically funny first offering. Sleep With The Fishes reminded me of a Fawlty Towers episode - where for every action there is an equal and opposite reaction, funnier than the one before it. Just when you think it can't get any more wild or wacky, it does.

 One of those rare finds for new Authors..'SWTF' And you'll Be glad you did.  taylocat@hotmail.com, Barnes & Noble Feedback, August 23, 2001: So many twists and turns and plot follies that you find yourself feeling as if you are on a roller coaster with no desire to depart the ride. Refreshing characters that you cannot find it your heart to ignore. From talented new comer Brian Wiprud, this ride has just begun. I highly recommend this unigue and different new writer.

Angling for gansters. Kevin O'Brien Amazon Feedback, October 21, 2001: A quick lively read. Mr. Wiprud has a sense of humor worthy of Donald E. Westlake. Well-drawn characters -- gangsters, fishermen, regular townpeople -- weave their threads of the story around fish, a thieving crow, red shoes, and more fish. The result is a bubbling rollicking ride through the rapids.