“Firmly on darkly comic terra Hiaasen. Fast-paced and funny, this is a perfectly blended cocktail of escapism, with or without the beach towel.”

“Fast-paced, rollicking humor and characters right out of a—well, a 1930s Agatha Christie country house mystery—make this one of the best from the award-wining author of the Cape Weathers series.”

“This is one hilarious yarn, even though bloodshed begins with the first sentence…McGowan’s neighbors are a marvelously comic lot…Maleeny’s non-resident villains are just as entertaining…In less agile hands, such a rich array of characters would interfere with the story line. But not here…Maleeny has a winning formula with this one.”

“The story’s characters give life to a different and sometimes-funny police procedural, but it’s narrator Tom Weiner’s voices that keep listeners engaged. Weiner sounds like a cast of 20 as he navigates amid gravelly voiced Sam and his neighbors: two female African-American entrepreneurs, a no-nonsense elderly woman, a middle-aged singer, and, best of all, two drug-dealing but likable brothers. There are also assorted villains and minor characters, all creatively narrated. Never once does Weiner confuse a voice, despite the characters’ varied ages, vocal personalities, and ethnicities.”

“Tough, original, compelling—a perfect thriller debut.”