THE NAKED DETECTIVE

In another of Shames's seriocomic detective novels set in wacky (according to him) Key West, the hero claims to be a detective as a tax dodge. So he's surprised when a fugitive in drag appears at his hot tub wanting to hire him. Then the new client winds up murdered. Ron McLarty narrates in an appropriately light, wisecracking style. However, a little more personality would have given this moderately diverting material a great deal more charm. Y.R. © AudioFile 2001, Portland, Maine [Published: FEB/MAR 01]