First Case of Beers; 2.5 Stars

[Hahtoolah]

First Case of Beers, by P.M. LaRose (2014)

First Case of Beers, by P.M. LaRose (2014), is a mystery novel narrated by James Biersovich, a former sports writer turned security chief at a high-scale department store in Minneapolis. It is just weeks before Christmas and Jim, known as Beers by his friends, is doing double-duty as Santa at the department store. The year is 1999 and Y2K looms in the near future.

While on Santa duty, he is called to investigate strange going’s on at the store ~ the window display manikins have been reposed into suggestive poses, as is a manikin in women’s lingerie. When a customer may have been poisoned tasting a candy sample in the confectionary department, Beers thinks the mischief may be more destructive.

I am not a fan of this genre. It was written in the noir style of the 1940s detective novel. I read it only because it was selected by one of my book groups and was written by the spouse of an acquaintance. It is the first book in a series. I doubt I will read others in the series.

[Joi]

Dang, I thought this book was going to be about beer.
Lol.