Jimmy Flannery is an investigating type, especially concerning his older friend Delvin. It was very easy to follow the story, which wasn't what I prefer in that it was kind of a mystery. ( )

Ok mystery. In spite of the present-tense, first-person, dialect-driven narrative, I found it hard to connect to any of the characters enough to care about them. Part of a series of Jimmy Flannery Mysteries. Author won Edgar Award for his The Junkyard Dog. And no, don't have nightmares: the victim was dead before the ducks started nibbling. ( )