Suburban Dicks by Fabian Nicieza

Suburban Dicks opens with a scene that had me laughing out loud. It immediately sucked me in with one of the best and most colorful detectives I’ve come across. Andie Stern is observant and insightful. She is also carting around four kids and is incredibly pregnant with a fifth. Stumbling onto a crime scene at a gas station where the murdered body of young Satkunananthan Sasmal lies on the ground, the fire that had once made Andie an up-and-coming FBI profiler is rekindled. She ends up bumping into a disgraced local journalist Kenny Lee, who is pursuing the story and smells an opportunity to restore some of the reputation he once had.

Fabian Nicieza, cocreator of Deadpool, has written a story of suburban New Jersey life complete with humor, real character depth and an intriguing mystery. The baffling murder leads to the discovery of body parts around town and a long-concealed conspiracy. I was equal parts amused and amazed at Nicieza’s depiction of life in the suburbs and his insightful social commentary. Along with the humor, he creates characters with real depth. They are complicated, imperfect and often filled with regret. No character stands out more than Andie Stern, who I hope to see again.

Suburban Dicks is a great book with a fascinating mystery and a lot of humor. Mystery fans are going to love this!

I was provided a copy of this book by the publisher.