What I'm Reading: KILLER VIBES by Jack Friday

A private detective novel with an endearingly hilarious investigator

into the middle of a fierce real estate development environment in a city he doesn’t know, nearly broke stoner Peter Key thinks he’s finally worked out how he can slack off forever. But questions about how his benefactor,--an uncle he met only once--died and the eagerness of bankers, lawyers and real estate agents to get him to list his uncle’s house for sale make him curious. Instead of cashing in on the windfall, he starts to investigate, leading him into family secrets and local scandals.

You’ll find yourself drawn in by Peter, a likeable slacker who may be smarter than he thinks, his Austin-weird friends, the neighbor’s dog, who saves Peter more than once, and a plot that moves deftly between edge-of-your-seat suspense and laugh-out-loud comedy.

Perfect for fans of Findlay Donovan and Rob Phillips.

Thank you to St. Martin’s Press and NetGalley for the opportunity to read an advance copy.

KILLER VIBES is out July 14, 2026.