Unbalanced: Volume 7 (Jake Longly, #7)

by D. P. Lyle

Jake Longly is never saying yes to his father again

It was a simple task. Five minutes tops.

Ex-pro baseball player Jake Longly and his girlfriend, Nicole, are asked by Jake' s father, Ray, a private investigator, to pick up some papers from a realtor for his business. Jake would rather be lying on the beach outside of his Gulf Shores restaurant, but he begrudgingly agrees. It' ll only take a few minutes.

But somehow, things are never simple in Ray' s world. When Jake and Nicole reach the office, they find it empty— except for the dead body of the realtor lying on the floor, a single gunshot wound to his head. Who could' ve wanted him dead? The long suspect list and the numerous possible motives make untying the knot difficult.

Working with the police department, Jake, Nicole, Ray, and their friend Pancake dive into the deceivingly simple investigation, which grows more complex by the minute. With millions of dollars at stake, weeding through the realtor' s entanglements requires all hands on deck, and yet again, Jake is dragged into the PI business he can' t seem to escape.

Perfect for fans of Carl Hiaasen and Janet Evanovich

• ISBN10: 1608095541
• ISBN13: 9781608095544
• Publish Date: 6 August 2024
• Publish Status: Forthcoming
• Publish Country: US
• Imprint: Oceanview Publishing
• Format: Paperback (US Trade)
• Pages: 320
• Language: English

Reviews

[Jeff Sexton]

Laid-Back Gulf Coast Mystery-Comedy. This latest entry in the Jake Longly series almost seemed more comedic than mysterious, though certainly the comedy was regarding the mystery - or, more precisely, how Jake continuously gets pulled into the mysteries his dad and best friend - the *actual* Private Investigators - are working. Long time fans will be pleased with this latest entry, as everything we know and love about this series is still 100% there. For those new to the series or Lyle who don't mind spoilers about relationships and perhaps a case or two of prior tales, this is actually a great mostly standalone ish tale that will show you what the entire series is like - and I can tell you from personal experience that one of these is more than enough to get you hooked. For the clean/ sweet crowd... eh, nothing is necessarily shown "on camera", but there are certainly clear enough descriptions of what either is about to happen "off screen" or just has that at least some in that crowd may want to pass here. Overall another fun outing with the crew, great for those *hot* and *wet* and *hard* to handle Dawg Days of the Gulf Coast summer. Very much recommended.