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Book 8 in DeMilles John Corey series unlocks a complex murder mystery set on Fire Island.The jokes start right away: You cant drink all day unless you start in the morning. Corey is a former NYPD homicide detective, and he's currently "NYUNew York Unemployed." He has plenty of enemies, like the Russian SVR intelligence service, which wants him deadbut waiting for that plotline to develop is like waiting for Godot. Ex-lover Det. Beth Penrose conveys an offer that he become a consultant to Security Solutions Investigative Services, a very tacky private investigative agency located on Suffolk County farmland with a giant hedge maze as a neighbor. Though Beth doesn't say so, the plan seems to be that Corey will be her confidential informant, getting inside Security Solutions to learn if it has any connection to the killings of nine young Long Island women. Security Solutions is a fun-loving outfit, with after-hours parties like Thirsty Thursdays. Youve got your booze, your broads with names like Tiffany, your cops both present and ex, your politicians, a disbarred lawyerfertile and dangerous grounds for Coreys snooping. Like the maze, the plot has twisting paths with lots of dead ends, but you have to wake up real early to pull one over on John Corey. But before the guns start blasting, he fires his pocket rocket into a willing woman, a suspect named Amy. Emission accomplished, he later muses. Ah yes, Corey has a million sex jokes that would have teenagers TikTok-ing ROFLMAO. Are there nude beaches in Bermuda? Hed love to check out the Bermuda triangles. Is tonight poker night? Or poke her night? And why do strippers have names like Tiffany and not Best Buy? Anyway, Corey hasnt settled down with a woman: Ospreys mate for life, he states. But are they happy? Oh yes, again with the plot: Theres a tough, unsolved murder case with interlocking crimes and suspects that ends in a fiery finish. A well-done crime yarn but not for the straight-laced or those prone to fantods. Copyright Kirkus Reviews, used with permission.

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Copyright © Kirkus Reviews, used with permission.

Book 8 in DeMille’s John Corey series unlocks a complex murder mystery set on Fire Island. The jokes start right away: “You can’t drink all day unless you start in the morning.” Corey is a former NYPD homicide detective, and he's currently "NYU—New York Unemployed." He has plenty of enemies, like the Russian SVR intelligence service, which wants him dead—but waiting for that plotline to develop is like waiting for Godot. Ex-lover Det. Beth Penrose conveys an offer that he become a consultant to Security Solutions Investigative Services, “a very tacky private investigative agency” located on Suffolk County farmland with a giant hedge maze as a neighbor. Though Beth doesn't say so, the plan seems to be that Corey will be her confidential informant, getting inside Security Solutions to learn if it has any connection to the killings of nine young Long Island women. Security Solutions is a fun-loving outfit, with after-hours parties like Thirsty Thursdays. You’ve got your booze, your broads with names like Tiffany, your cops both present and ex, your politicians, a disbarred lawyer—fertile and dangerous grounds for Corey’s snooping. Like the maze, the plot has “twisting paths with lots of dead ends,” but “you have to wake up real early to pull one over on John Corey.” But before the guns start blasting, he fires his “pocket rocket” into a willing woman, a suspect named Amy. “Emission accomplished,” he later muses. Ah yes, Corey has a million sex jokes that would have teenagers TikTok-ing “ROFLMAO.” Are there nude beaches in Bermuda? He’d love to check out the Bermuda triangles. Is tonight “poker night? Or poke her night?” And why do strippers have names like Tiffany and not Best Buy? Anyway, Corey hasn’t settled down with a woman: “Ospreys mate for life,” he states. “But are they happy?” Oh yes, again with the plot: There’s a tough, unsolved murder case with interlocking crimes and suspects that ends in a fiery finish. A well-done crime yarn but not for the straight-laced or those prone to fantods. Copyright © Kirkus Reviews, used with permission.