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Boca Daze by Steven M. Forman

I am a sucker for any book that my local library puts a “Florida” tag on the spine. This means the story is based in Florida.

Boca Daze is the story of Eddie Perlmutter, A.K.A. the Boca Knight. He’s a former Boston cop, retired in Boca Raton. After getting involved in local troubles including the Russian mob & skinheads, and after being dubbed the Boca Knight by a local paper he gave up on retirement and started the Boca Knights Detective Agency.

This time around Eddie takes on Pill Mills and the Florida Legislature, a homeless mans murder, erectile dysfunction, a Madoff like Ponzi scheme and assorted Florida nuts. All in a well told story with lots of interesting asides and action. If this interests you, you should start with the beginnings of the series, Boca Knights or the second, Boca Mournings. Unlike me, who found this in the 2 week books and dove in the middle. 3 1/2 Stars.

Mortality Bridge by Steven R. Boyett

This is a very dark story about human frailty and expounds of the fact that we are ultimately responsible for our own troubles. That we can be a success without signing a deal with the devil. That, in fact, all who sign the devils deal could have made it on their own and do not need his help.

This was a interesting read, albeit a bit of a morality play. The author has a website devoted to this book, here. He explains the story better than I can, and it’s less typing for me. 3 1/2 Stars.

When The Great Days Come by Gardner Dozois

A collection of short stories by Gardner Dozois.

Nothing more needs to be said. Get it. Read it. 5 Stars.