Hard sell

Piers Anthony

Its about a middle aged man who loses everything to a scam artist and has to start from scratch. He tried many different jobs and never seems to be able to make it at one. He ends up adopting a mouthy orphan who aids him in his search to land a job. They end up in a high speed race, and cemetery, and undercover job dealing with shrinking corpses. n amazing book, its never dull.