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Jake Longly is a former major league pitcher, now living in Florida, owns a bar and working "part-time" forhis father, who owns Longly Investigations. Jake's father is constantly trying to get Jake to work from me and the only success he has is when his girlfriend (who also is a PI) drags him along with her. When a friend's first love goes missing, Tommy "Pancake" Jeffers is very concerned. When her body is found, murdered execution style, along with two men, Pancake calls in Longly Investigations ... and Jake. The woman victim had a soon-to-be ex, a current man she's been dating, and maybe a link to drugs. There's a whole host of suspects. most who have deep[, dark secrets they don't want shared. But who would want her dead ...and why? While the subject of murder is a serious one, Jake seems to have some hilarious moments .. mostly those having to do with his father, his ex-wife, his girlfriend, and his friends. The author has nicely blended the two halves of this laid-back character. The action is practically non-stop and leading to an unexpected, surprise ending. Many thanks to the author / Ocean View Publishers / Netgalley / Edelweiss for the digital copy of this crime fiction. Read and reviewed voluntarily, opinions expressed here are unbiased and entirely my own.