Termed a “hilarious queer noir mystery,” Jack Friday’s KILLER VIBES introduces readers to Peter Key, usually stoned, who calls himself the “laziest PI in Texas” with good reason.
Peter is an unconventional yet engaging protagonist; the fact that he soon realizes he has a natural talent for investigation surprises even Peter, while Austin serves as the perfect setting. With its own weird culture, this choice is enhanced by the eccentricities of many other characters.
It’s a high-stakes inheritence mystery that revolves around Peter’s Uncle Jimmy, who has died and left Peter his historic Austin bungalow. Despite it’s crumbling condition, the neighborhood brings its worth to over a million dollars.
With pressure to sell from several quarters, Peter soon suspect Uncle Jimmy’s death was not an accident, especially when he finds a bag filled with cash. What had Uncle Jimmy gotten himself into? For that matter, what has Peter now gotten himself into?
With help from is unusual sidekicks, Peter is determined to keep his new home while he solves Uncle Jimmy’s murder.
A terrific, comedic read in a genre that might be called “stoner-noir.”
Auntiemwrites Crime-Mystery Author M K Graff 