Mr Swirlee is the SECOND off-beat mystery in the Dev Haskell mystery series.
MURDER & MAYHEM IN THE ICE CREAM TRUCK BIZ.
“Laugh a minute story line in another of Faricy’s deliciously engaging worlds…” -The Irish Gazette
Skirt-chasing, wise-cracking, dysfunctional Private Investigator Dev Haskell leaves his usual stool at the Spot Bar to take on what looks like a cakewalk job: keep ice … a cakewalk job: keep ice cream mogul Mr. Swirlee alive. Turns out Mr. Swirlee is anything but a cakewalk… He’s a ruthless “entrepreneur” with a flash temper, a mean streak a mile wide, and a laundry list of people who want to do him in—including his sex-crazed girlfriend Lola. Things go from bad to worse when Dev discovers his client is running a gambling ring in his ice cream trucks. When Dev’s revelation is detected, a dead body ends up in the trunk of his car. Once again, our hero is in over his head. Thank God for Dev’s sometime friend, felon Tony “Dog” Colli, who agrees to help out.
Murder, mayhem, romance, double cross, and bodies pile up as Dog and Dev follow their difficult client through the streets of St. Paul in the steamy summertime, spinning a colorful yard with a healthy serving of the bizarre. A fast paced tale of bottom feeders and the criminal class, Mr. Swirlee will leave you at turns gasping and laughing your way through Dev Haskell’s screwy world.
“You’ll be chuckling at midnight and trying to remember when the dives close in your neighborhood…” -Crimeways Magazine
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Dev goes to see Mr. Swirlee, Weldon Swirlmann in the hospital he rules an empire of ice cream trucks. Weldon claims someone hit him on purpose to interfere with his business. As Dev looks into the hit and run he gets further and further in trouble and people are trying to kill him. It only makes him more determined to figure out what is going on. …
My edition on Kindle Unlimited was called “Mr. Swirlee” (Mr. Softee on Goodreads) but the story was the same with a lot of action and humorous things that kept happening to Dev Haskell. This is a very good series to read.
An enjoyable read.
I just love Dev Haskell! He’s a hoot, but a good guy! The author dies a great job of introducing him to you and he has a whole series! They are easy to read and interesting!
Fast fun read—-interesting mysteries wrapped in fun.
I grew up in the Bronx. We had Mr. Softee trucks, complete with annoying chimes. I guess in the St. Paul half of the twin cities they have Mr Swirlee driving parents nuts. Ice cream trucks seem innocent enough, but with the wrong owners there is apparently no end to their nefarious uses.
MR SWIRLEE is the second book in the Dev Haskell, Private …
This is a strange book. It is a serious mystery mixed with comedy. It is hard to take any of the characters seriously. Overall, it is very far-fetched.
I read everything by Mike Faricy, they’re entertaining and remind me of my frat house days. Dev Haskell ends up being a really nice guy and decent human being in every novel. The books always have a twist or two or three, but the hero comes through in the end.
I wish these books were not written for men whose first thought is taking advantage of women.
Sex should not be the most prevalent part of the books.
The mystery part of the book is great because the twists and turns keep you trying to figure out what really is behind everything.