JP Rieger
J.P. is a mostly retired Maryland attorney and the author of Clonk!, a police farce set in
Baltimore. Clonk! was published in 2023 by Apprentice House Press (Loyola University-
Baltimore) and is a finalist in this year's CIBA Mark Twain Award for Humor and Satire. He is
also the author of The Case Files of Roderick Misely, Consultant, a mystery novel featuring a
wannabe lawyer anti-hero, and The Big Comb Over, a slipstream comedy of manners
featuring three nephews and their three eccentric uncles. The Big Comb Over is a finalist in
this year's Wishing Shelf Book Awards. Sunscreen Shower is J.P.'s fourth novel.
J.P. is married and resides in Towson, MD.
Sunscreen ShowerBy JP Reiger
Genre: Dark Myster/Comedy
Blurb:
Baltimore Police Detective Kev Dixit is being stalked by a psychopath. He’s also saving lives and solving crimes. And he’s late for dinner.
Dixit temporarily heads the Criminal Investigation Division, a real stress inducer. Aided by humorless partners and eccentric high school friends, he investigates two vexing cases. Spouses are found shot to death in their home. Murder-suicide is the obvious call, considering one spouse had just cleaned out the couple’s joint accounts the day before. But all is not as it seems when Forensics takes a closer look at the victims’ DNA. Later, Dixit and his assigned mentee investigate a car bombing. What kind of person would viciously murder a likeable gym rat?
Oh, and that murder-suicide. It reminded Dixit of an earlier investigation, back when he was a mere newbie detective. One where he worked tirelessly to solve a string of increasingly vicious serial attacks on single women. One where he barely escaped with his life.