THE MAID

MIKE FARICY

The Maid by veteran mystery writer Mike Farsi picks up with Yucky Yates, the author's newly created private investigator. Unlike the author's Dev Haskell long-running series, the Yucky Yates series is more straightforward and resembles a procedural. In this day and age, technology plays a big part in everyday life, including the Maid. A plot to take over a successful computer gaming company called Madman Monsters is being hatched by the owners' prospective mother-in-law, her son, and others. Yucky and his team have been hired to determine precisely what is happening. And when they do, it is a morass of plots, counterplots, and good old-fashioned greed. Distrust abounds on all sides as Yucky continues his investigation, trying to comprehend why he has been hired. The plot moves along rapidly as the reader discovers more and more about Yucky and his partners. The reader is guided through enough clues until sufficient pieces are presented to complete the puzzle.

The Maid is an entertaining private investigation novel written by a veteran writer who knows how to entertain. I recommend picking up the Maid and the first in the series, although the Maid can be digested as a standalone. Faricy is an outstanding veteran writer with many entertaining, comedic, and enjoyable titles. Make yourself at home over a long weekend and dig in. I guarantee you will not be disappointed.