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Crickett (Dev Haskell Private Investigator Book 8) (Dev Haskell - Private Investigator) Kindle Edition

by Mike Faricy (Author) Format: Kindle Edition

4.3 294 ratings

Book 8 of 31: Dev Haskell - Private Investigator

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Crickett is the EIGHTH mystery in the highly entertaining Dev Haskell Private Investigator mystery series.

Mike Faricy once again proves himself to be Minnesota's Master of the Bizarre.

When the city's laziest Private Investigator Dev Haskell spots his old flame Karen Riley in The Spot bar, she's changed--for one thing she's no longer Karen Riley, now she's Crickett, and then there's the stroller with ten month old Oliver. Dev hangs on and does the math: ten months plus nine months equals when?

It seems Crickett's sometime lover Daryl has been caught in possession of some drugs, and she thinks they may have been planted on him. But five million dollars worth? Tough to hide that much in your pocket. Dev starts looking under rocks and quickly uncovers local crime lord Tubby Gustafson and his psychopathic enforcer, Bulldog. Things seem to go downhill rather quickly from there as Dev finds himself literally running for his life.

Crickett is a hilariously entertaining hard-boiled mystery, with just enough chills to keep you on the edge of your seat. A delightful read with a heavy dose of corner cutting and misbehavior to go with the beverage of your choice.

"Faricy is the next Carl Hiaasen." -Crime Scene

"Faricy is America's hottest new mystery writer ... and Dev Haskell is one of the looniest and most enjoyable characters inhabiting the world of fictional PIs out there today." -The Dirty Lowdown

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ASIN ‏ : ‎ B00OWNUKLK
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Credit River Publishing (October 25, 2014)
Publication date ‏ : ‎ October 25, 2014
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 1122 KB
Simultaneous device usage ‏ : ‎ Unlimited
Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
Print length ‏ : ‎ 248 pages

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Mike Faricy was awarded the 2016 IACM Silver Award for Best Mystery Author.

His books have held the #1 slot in the Kindle Store in the US, UK, Australia, Canada, and India.

Mike Faricy was listed as the IACM Author of the Month for April 2018.

His Dev Haskell tale, The Office, was a finalist for the 2018 Minnesota Book Awards and the 2018 Killer Nashville Silver Falchion Award.

He was awarded the Crime Masters of America Poison Cup Award in January of 2019.

His Dev Haskell tale, Star Struck, was a mystery finalist for the 2019 Killer Nashville Silver Falchion Award.

The Dirty Lowdown called Mike Faricy America's hottest new mystery writer.

Robert Carraher referred to him as Minnesota's Master of the Bizarre.

Crime Scene referred to him as the next Carl Hiaasen.

Crime Capers said; "Open at your own risk, you won't put him down."

UnderCover wrote; "This guy is nuts and one hell of a lot of fun.”

The Irish Gazette referred to; "The laugh a minute storylines of Faricy's deliciously engaging worlds."

Mike’s Dev Haskell series books are stand-alone, they can be read in any order. His Corridor Man series was initially written under the pseudonym Nick James and should be read in order. His Jack Dillon Dublin Tales series was originally written under the pseudonym, Patrick Emmett. His Hotshot series are standalone tales that can be read in any order. Faricy's novels are filled with the sort of oddballs we're all curious about, but wisely prefer to keep at a distance. His characters serve not so much as an example as they do a warning. None of them will be saving the world from terrorism, international banking conspiracies or coups to take over the government. Rather, Faricy's characters inhabit a world just below the surface of polite society. The circumstances they find themselves in are usually due to their own bad decisions, but then bad decisions make for interesting stories.

Reminiscent of the late Robert B. Parker, Faricy's tightly woven Dev Haskell series is penned with a delightful sense of humor and even some romance. Entertainment is the name of the game as back-slapping, corner-cutting, babe magnet Dev Haskell interacts with such quirky characters as ice cream mogul Mr. Swirlee, The D'Angelo brothers, local crime lord Tubby Gustafson, 'Fat Freddie' Zimmerman, former NFL tight end Luscious Dixon, exotic dancer Swindle Lawless, and gorgeous Heidi Bauer. The Dev Haskell novels can be read in any order.

Faricy's Corridor Man series was originally released under the pen name Nick James. The series is a bit more gritty than the Dev Haskell series and a lot more violent. Disbarred attorney Bobby Custer makes his way back into the legal game. He's neurotic, psychotic, psychopathic, narcissistic, greedy, unprincipled and . . . always charming.

Faricy's Jack Dillon Dublin Tales series was originally released under the pen name Patrick Emmett. US Marshal Jack Dillon is sent to Dublin to escort a prisoner back to the US. Things don't go exactly as planned and trouble ensues. Dillon becomes permanently stationed in Dublin, just to get him out of his boss's hair. Things take an entertaining turn from there, think of a cross between Dev Haskell and James Bond.

Faricy's Hotshot series are zany, delightfully entertaining standalone crime tales.

Enjoy the reads!

Originally from Saint Paul, Minnesota, Faricy still spends six months of the year in the saintly city as well as six months in Dublin, Ireland. Contact information for Mike is listed just after this shameless list of titles. Thanks for taking the time and be sure to tell 2-300 of your closest friends.

The Hotshot series (Read in any order)

Reduced Ransom!

Finders Keepers

Bankers Hours

Dev Haskell - Private Investigator series: (Read in any order)

Russian Roulette: Case 1

Mr. Swirlee: Case 2

Bite Me: Case 3

Bombshell: Case 4

Tutti Frutti: Case 5

Last Shot: Case 6

Ting-A-Ling: Case 7

Crickett: Case 8

Bulldog: Case 9

Double Trouble: Case 10

Yellow Ribbon: Case 11

Dog Gone: Case 12

Scam Man: Case 13

Foiled: Case 14

What Happens in Vegas: Case 15

Art Hound: Case 16

The Office: Case 17

Star Struck: Case 18

International Incident: Case 19

Guest From Hell: Case 20

Twinkle Toes (a Dev Haskell short story)

Doll House (A Dev Haskell novella)

The Dance (A Dev Haskell novella)

Pixie (A Dev Haskell novella)

FORE! (A Dev Haskell novella)

Corridor Man series: (Read in order)

Corridor Man 1

Corridor Man 2: Opportunity Knocks

Corridor Man 3: The Dungeon

Corridor Man 4: Dead End

Corridor Man 5: Finger

Corridor Man 6: Exit Strategy

Corridor Man 7: Trunk Music

Corridor Man 8: Birthday Boy

Corridor Man 9: Boss Man

Corridor Man: Valentine (novella)

Corridor Man: Auditor (novella)

Corridor Man: Howling (novella)

Corridor Man: Spa Day (novella)

Hotshot series: (Read in any order).

Reduced Ransom!

Finders Keepers

Bankers Hours

Jack Dillon Dublin Tales series.

Welcome: Jack Dillon Dublin Tale 1

Sweet Dreams: Jack Dillon Dublin Tale 2

Mirror Mirror: Jack Dillon Dublin Tale 3

Silver Bullet: Jack Dillon Dublin Tale 4

Fair City Blues: Jack Dillon Dublin Tale 5

Spade Work: Jack Dillon Dublin Tale 6

Madeline Missing: Jack Dillon Dublin Tale 7

Mistaken Identity: Jack Dillon Dublin Tale 8

You're Mine Valentine! Jack Dillon novella

Novella: Irish Dukes (Published in the Fight Card series under the pseudonym Jack Tunney)

Visit Mike on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/MikeFaricyBooks

Visit Dev Haskell's Facebook page: http://www.facebook.com/DevHaskell

Email Mike" mikefaricyauthor@gmail.com

Follow Mike on Twitter @mikefaricybooks

Mike’s web site; www.mikefaricybooks.com

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I loved this book

Reviewed in the United States on October 23, 2023

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Dev runs into a old friend who asks him to intervene on behalf of her boyfriend after he is arrested with a van full of cocaine. Then several people are murdered thrusting Dev onto the bad side of Tubby, the local Mob boss. The story has a lot of exciting twists and turns, keeping me on the edge of my seat. I highly recommend this book, one of my favorite Dev books, as well as all of Mike's other books.

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barb j

Fun read. After reading the other 7 books

Reviewed in the United States on January 5, 2015

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Fun read. After reading the other 7 books, it does wear on me that Dev does such STUPID things. I do enjoy a hero and he is one albeit, messed up. I didn't quite understand the ending to the book and have notice in the previous books, the whereabouts of some characters are not quite spelled out.

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Ellen Griffin

You should read this book!!!!!

Reviewed in the United States on October 27, 2020

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Absolutely riveting! Again a fantastic story! Mike is the best!!!! Fast-paced, action packed and a good read...highly recommend it and every book he writes....

Reviewed in the United States on August 18, 2021

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Was hard to get into the plot

Reviewed in the United States on June 21, 2018

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Dev is hired by an old friend, Karen who now goes by Crockett to get the charges dropped on her boyfriend, Duane. Crickett is involved with local gangster, Tubby Gustafon and his son, Ben. Duane's dad, Charlie rescues Dev and Tubby decided to leave him alone d nice he has Charlie's protection so he survived this adventure by the skin of his teeth. Interesting story. Highly recommend this book and the series.

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Dev get a visit at the office from a girl ...

Reviewed in the United States on July 29, 2018

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Dev get a visit at the office from a girl he dated once and she has a baby now Tells Dev that he isn’t the father is Daryl and he was arrested for driving a stolen van with 2 pallets of cocaine valued at $5 million in the back. Dev checks it out and the police have Daryl on tape picking up the van and driving to a parking garage where they arrested him. Dev gets a call from Crickett that Daryl is dead he was killed in jail. Then the guy who killed Daryl is killed. Dev wants to do the right thing and help find out what really happened and gets into more trouble than he can handle almost dying for his effort.

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Kathy Reader

Loved, loved, Loved this book! Mike Faricy does it again!

Reviewed in the United States on April 28, 2018

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Mr. Faricy is at it again. Rule #1 is NEVER EVER get involved with your ex, no matter hot she/he is,and whenever that rule is broken, mayhem follows. Boy, is this true with this story. Chaos, Mayhem and Hilarity follows. It's a true wonder that Dev Haskell has managed to stay alive as long as he has, with the "friends" he keeps. Be sure to read this book, it is one that needs to stay on your bookshelf.

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g3amazon

Let the Dev times roll

Reviewed in the United States on October 28, 2016

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Another quick read in a quirky series. Dev is up to his usual tricks drinking his nights away, getting himself in a jackpot and somehow managing to stumble across a few clues in the process. If you've come this far you know this series is not for those easily offended by sex, foul language and drunken behavior.

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Always Reading

Fast, furious potboiler. Kick back and enjoy!

Reviewed in Canada on January 19, 2016

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I really enjoyed this latest page turner by Mike Faricy. In my opinion, it's his best in the series to date. PI Dev Haskell leads his usual cast of colorful characters on what can be best described as a series of misadventures. Haskell gets into more trouble, more often and more disastrously than in any of the seven previous novels in the series. He's not looking for trouble, trouble has a way of finding Haskell. There's the usual fumbling and tumbling with unpredictable twists and turns. Haskell seems to find disaster at every turn and this time the bad guys are truly bad and Haskell has his hands full with some delightful surprises, a few twists and an explosive ending. If you like your potboilers simmering on high heat, you'll enjoy Crickett. Fast and furious with no extra calories. Just kick back and enjoy it with a beer.

Stan

Formulaic but fun

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on April 18, 2016

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If you've read this far in the series you are probably, like me, hooked on these light entertaining episodes in the life of a not-too-smart PI who veers from a drunken womaniser to an idealistic saviour of the downtrodden. As usual, an attractive woman appears, Dev is embroiled with some nasties, he gets beaten up, everyone but him can see whats going on, and he eventually gets out of trouble. Formulaic, but a good read and a lot of good lines.
I do have some questions - why was she called Crickett? What does Dev live on as I dont think he's had a paying client for about three books? How does he afford all the beer he gets through? And why doesn't Aaron tell Manning to back off?

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Four and a half stars

Reviewed in Canada on April 10, 2019

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Another good book in the series. I found this one much mellower as Dev seems to be less "adventurous ".