Unforeseen

by Nick Pirog

Thomas Prescott · Book 1

Retired homicide detective Thomas Prescott wants no part of the bestselling account of his old serial-killer case. He knows something its readers don't: Tristen Grayer survived. When women close to Prescott start dying on the anniversary of the earlier murders, he turns to his former flame, medical examiner Caitlin Dodds, for help.

Crime & thriller Mystery Private eye & detective Banter

From the author’s blurb

“Grayer is allegedly dead, but only Prescott knows the truth”

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What makes it funny?

Pirog's favorite example has Prescott leap from a cliff into the water, then tell an FBI rival who wants to follow that he'll have to wait: it's adult swim. Prescott treats a dangerous escape as a chance to annoy someone.

The comedy at work

Prescott's smart-aleck responses accompany the pursuit of a serial killer. His flippancy is frequent enough that critic Lars Walker thought the jokes sometimes crowded out an appropriate response to other people's suffering.

Try this if…

A taste for sarcastic investigators helps here. The murder plot supplies danger, while Prescott keeps making cracks; readers who prefer their detectives solemn may find his manner wearing.