Holy Crap

 Holy Crap by John J. Jessop.  JJJJJessop LLC, 2025. 978-1-7358178-9-7.  454p. ***

From Amazon...

"The private eye duo of Dr. Jason Longfellow and his nurse wife Chelsea are a hilarious hot mess. As a PI he's inept, while she's the real deal. In HOLY CRAP, Chelsea moves the family to the safety of the small city of Intoxication Junction where they open 'Chelsea Longfellow, PI, and Associate'. Chelsea sets up the PI office in their home so they can be there for their daughters. She even registers their girls in a private Christian school. What could possibly go wrong?" especially with a school named The Holy School of Purity and Goodness for Devout Young'uns, or HSPGDY.

In the course of their investigation into the death of a client's husband who was the accountant at their daughters' school, Chelsea and Jason are drawn into an illegal drug ring, Booze&Views bar, and the escapades of an escaped gorilla. Working with Deputy Dan Harbinger, Chelsea and her inept husband/associate, manage to uncover the murderer. 

The author sent me a copy to review.

While there are many funny episodes throughout the story, Chelsea smacking Jason in the head and Jason's addiction to chocolate donuts were a distraction for me. Slapstick, three Stooges type of humor has not been a favorite of mine, maybe my sense of humor is lacking. Some of the humorous attempts seemed forced and in your face. However, the book provides a respite from everyday life and the current political news climate. Jessop is very original in his pharmacological inventions - Sluggeroo (super -anabolic steroid for the purpose of increasing strength and endurance of the patient) and Permabooze (treatment of people with a drinking problem) developed by DrugsRGreat4U located in Intoxication Junction. Definitely worth a read if humor is your jam. 

From his website...John J Jessop, Ph.D., pharmacology, worked in pharmaceutical and medical biotechnology development (20 years at the FDA, 20 years on the industry side). Always an avid reader of mysteries, in retirement he has redirected his knowledge and experience towards writing the perfect murder mystery. For more info, click here.

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