Steve Jobz is at it again. His childhood father-figure, charismatic local news anchor Mr. TV, is suing a young woman who has charged him with sexual harassment alleging he sent her pics of…well let’s just say his private parts in a ready-to-ago state. As a result, Mr. TV and his wife, Janice, are receiving death threats, presumably from the girl’s mobster family, and Jobz’s friend, homicide detective, Nick Miller, has asked him to be their personal bodyguard. As usual, with Jobz, things are not what they seem, and nothing goes the way he expects.
As in his debut novel, the Embalmer, Jobz is funny and constantly trying to keep himself out of trouble. A nice-looking middle-aged man with glasses on the shorter size who works for the State Department of Insurance Fraud Agency (e.g. the unemployment office), Jobz is actually a competent and intuitive, if sometimes somewhat hapless, investigator whose off-the-books investigations lead to unexpected findings. In addition, his own issues with his drunk naked chest pic sent to a young female colleague provides a counterpoint, and some humor, to the more serious investigation facing Mr. TV.
Flower Man contains plenty of action, twists and turns and, somewhat more than usual for a thriller, sexy times references. It was a fun listen. I like Jobz and look forward to more stories with him. This book was particularly fun with its inside joke references to Vince Zandri’s other major series character, Dick Moonlight. If you like action and a good detective story that will keep you guessing and is just plain fun, you will love this book.
As with other audiobooks by Mr. Zandri, I am love with Andrew B. Wehrlen. His voice is smooth and easy to listen to and he brings a fun, humorous tone to his narration with great intonations. I would love to listen to him narrate other authors as well.
***I received a free copy of this audiobook in exchange for my own unbiased review.***