BIG F*UCKING DEAL

LAWRENCE ALLAN

Big F*cking deal, a Jimmy Cooper mystery is the second in what I hope will be a long series written by Lawrence Allan. The reader is in for a great time, starting with an imaginative and well-executed cover.

This time out, Jimmy, who works for his mom as a private investigator, is assigned a case with all the makings for high risk and high reward. A local billionaire's son has been kidnapped without a trace. There is very little evidence, either circumstantial or direct. As he conducts his investigation, the reader meets the usual suspects: ethically challenged cops, straight-laced FBI agents, and members of the LA crime scene.

Lawrence Allan has a great grasp of what makes a great PI novel, and he shows off these talents admirably. From the gorgeous and manicured streets of the west side of LA to the impoverished East Side, readers are treated to a picture and realistic view of what Los Angeles looks like both to the insider and the observer.

Big f*cking deal by Lawrence. Allan is a great read that can be read as a standalone or, in my opinion, after reading his first novel Big Fat F*ck Up. Here's hoping that Lawrence Allan continues to write the Jimmy Cooper series and that the series and the writer, Alan, become as ubiquitous as Connolly, Kellerman, and others who have left an indelible mark on the LA crime scene.