Synopses & Reviews
In Jon Loomiss winning follow-up to High Season—named a Best Book of the Year by The Washington Post—homicide detective Frank Coffin must investigate the murder of one of Cape Cods most “popular” women…
“Loomiss prose is crisp and smart, his characterizations ring true …Reminiscent of Robert B. Parker at his best.”
—Booklist (starred review)
Coffin came back to his hometown of Provincetown, Massachusetts, hoping to put his days of grisly big-city crime-fighting behind. But so far, the quirky beach town has been none too peaceful. Case in point: Beautiful local Kenji Sole—heir to a tremendous fortune—has been found stabbed to death on the floor of her bedroom. In a negligee. And everybody in town has an opinion about who did it…
“A SEXY AND MALICIOUS PIECE OF WORK…The Cape, as Loomis depicts it, may be both the most beautiful and most wacky spot on the Eastern seaboard.”—Toronto Star
Someone very close to the victim is probably responsible. But this was a woman with an active love life. Very active. Since she never cared much about her lovers marital status, Frank and his partner Officer Lola Winters have their work cut out for them interviewing all of her lovers—not to mention their jealous wives—to find out who killed the much-sought-after Ms. Sole.
Review
Outstanding Praise for High Season
“Coffin is an enormously appealing invention. . . . P-town proves a plum setting for lighthearted crime. . . . With his honed sense of humor and keen mise en scene, Loomis is a keeper, and so is Coffin.”
---The Washington Post Book World
“This entertaining whodunit set in Provincetown, Massachusetts, . . . warmly captures the free and funky spirit of that famously tolerant beach community. . . . Loomis drenches the narrative with so much local color that the reader comes away feeling like a native.”
---The New York Times Book Review
“Blending razor-sharp wit and laugh-out-loud comedic elements with a hellacious whodunit, this debut novel . . . is reminiscent of Gregory Mcdonalds first few Fletch novels as well as early works by Carl Hiaassen. . . . One to be cherished.”
---Chicago Tribune
“High Season is a campy debut mystery set in Provincetown. What impresses . . . is how well author Jon Loomis captures the town in all its out-there glory.”
---The Boston Globe
“So many things are rendered perfectly in his novel: the depiction of police politics, the love-hate tensions of a Cape Cod tourist town, the sharp but not artificially bright dialogue, and Coffins own rueful self-reflections. Very funny and very tense. A great read.”
---Booklist (starred review)
“At once hilarious and unsettling, High Season combines a complex story with a cast of colorful eccentrics to create an exciting first installment in a projected series. Its a model mystery, told in a winning fashion.”
---Richmond Times Dispatch
“An auspicious fiction debut . . . Full of entertaining twists and sly observations, this is a perfect book for late summer reading.”
---Publishers Weekly
Review
Praise for
MATING SEASON
“A poet and a college professor with an ear for comedy…Loomis heaps up the bodies in this peaceful, playful beach town.”—National Public Radio
“A black comedy full of raunchy vocabulary and kinky sexuality. Hes definitely a writer to watch given his knack for illuminating human nature.”—Publishers Weekly
“Homicide fiction doesnt get much sexier—literally and figuratively…The locals and the local color are artfully presented here…The dialogue—as perfectly juicy and salty as a fresh, expertly prepared clam roll—also serves as an enormous enticement to indulge in this mystery. The action is pleasingly paced, while the story remains simple, yet well-constructed…Prepare to have your buttons pushed, and expect to like it.”—Shine
“This sequel to High Season features quirky characters and witty repartee.”—Library Journal
HIGH SEASON
“Coffin is an enormously appealing invention…P-town proves a plum setting for lighthearted crime…With his honed sense of humor and keen mise en scène, Loomis is a keeper, and so is Coffin.”—Washington Post Book World
“This entertaining whodunit set in Provincetown, Massachusetts…warmly captures the free and funky spirit of that famously tolerant beach community…Loomis drenches the narrative with so much local color that the reader comes away feeling like a native.”—Marilyn Stasio, The New York Times Book Review
"Blending razor-sharp wit and laugh-out-loud comedic elements with a hellacious whodunit, this debut novel…is reminiscent of Gregory Mcdonalds first few Fletch novels as well as early works by Carl Hiaassen….One to be cherished.”—Chicago Tribune
“A model mystery, told in winning fashion.”—Richmond Times-Dispatch
“In High Season, Jon Loomis absolutely nails Provincetown, arguably the funkiest and most interesting town in the United States, and stakes it out for what I hope will be many more Frank Coffin yarns to come. Loomis is a terrific writer. Hes funny and wise, and he knows how to build tension.”—William G. Tapply, author of One-Way Ticket
“Full of entertaining twists and sly observations, this is a perfect book for late summer reading.”—Publishers Weekly
“High Season is much like Provincetown, a gleeful mélange of joyous contradictions and peculiar characters in a community with a dark underbelly and glittery joie de vivre.”—The Cape Codder
“Written with humor and pathos and incorporating small-town philosophy, this is a terrific mystery debut.”
—Library Journal
“Witty, gritty, and full of unforgettably colorful characters, High Season is a highly impressive debut!”—Chris Grabenstein, author of Whack-A-Mol
Synopsis
Jon Loomiss sharp and witty debut, High Season, starring Detective Frank Coffin, a onetime Baltimore homicide detective who came back to his hometown after one too many grisly crime scenes started to take their toll, was one of The Washington Posts best mysteries of the year and an editors choice title for The New York Times Book Review. Coffin had hoped that the move to Provincetown, Massachusetts, would put an end to his panic attacks, but so far, the quirky Cape Cod tourist town has been every bit as brutal as the big city. Now in Loomiss winning follow-up, Coffin has to get a grip in order to investigate the murder of one of the towns most “popular” women.
Beautiful and the heir to a tremendous fortune, Kenji Sole had an active love life---a very active love life. When shes found stabbed to death on the floor of her bedroom dressed only in a negligee, its clear someone very close to her is probably responsible. Since she didnt care about her many lovers marital status, Frank and his partner Officer Lola Winters have their work cut out for them interviewing all of her lovers---not to mention their jealous wives---to find out who killed the much-sought-after Ms. Sole.
With Mating Season, another wry and wickedly suspenseful mystery, Loomis continues to be one of crime fictions most promising stars.
Synopsis
In Loomis's winning follow-up to the critically-acclaimed debut "High Season," Detective Frank Coffin has to get a grip on his panic attacks in order to investigate the murder of one of the town's most "popular" women.
Synopsis
Coffin came back to his hometown of Provincetown, Massachusetts, hoping to put his days of grisly big-city crime-fighting behind. But so far, the quirky beach town has been none too peaceful. Case in point: Beautiful local Kenji Sole—heir to a tremendous fortune—has been found stabbed to death on the floor of her bedroom. In a negligee. And everybody in town has an opinion about who did it…
Someone very close to the victim is probably responsible. But this was a woman with an active love life. Very active. Since she never cared much about her lovers marital status, Frank and his partner Officer Lola Winters have their work cut out for them interviewing all of her lovers—not to mention their jealous wives—to find out who killed the much-sought-after Ms. Sole.
About the Author
Jon Loomis is the author of one previous novel in the acclaimed Detective Frank Coffin series, High Season, and of two collections of poetry, Vanitas Motel, which won the 1997 FIELD Poetry Prize, and The Pleasure Principle. Twice a Writing Fellow at the Fine Arts Work Center in Provincetown, Loomis has also been awarded the Jay C. and Ruth Halls Fellowship in Poetry at the University of Wisconsin, and has been the recipient of grants from the Ohio Arts Council and the Virginia Commission for the Arts. He lives with his wife and son in west-central Wisconsin. Visit him on the Web at www.jonloomis.blogspot.com.