For twenty-year-old Li Johnson, a job as a cruise ship waiter was supposed to be a way to get over his father’s death and earn enough money to go back to college. Instead, Li is struggling to maintain his sanity while coping with the demands of a sadistic maitre d’ and a boatload of entitled rich jerk passengers. Li just wants to keep his head down and survive his job from hell, but when he finds a passenger sunburned to a crisp on the Sunbathing Deck, something about the scene just doesn’t add up. Before he knows it, Li is on the track of a murderer and if Li doesn’t find the real killer soon, he might just get framed for the crime — or worse, lose his crappy job.
A brand-new classic in the amateur detective genre, Sunny Side Up is a traditional murder mystery for the 21st century, with a glamorous setting, a gallery of suspects, clues that will keep readers guessing to the last page, and a delightful new hero in Li Johnson, the millennial minimum wage manhunter, who brings sleuthing to the service economy.
Cover art by Dominic Grijalva
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“An Agatha Christie cast of characters seen with a modern eye, and with startling moments of both insight and compassion.”–Anne Perry, International Bestselling Author
“Daniel Stallings’ debut mystery offers an appealing protagonist and a fresh viewpoint. Root for the underdog!”
–Carolyn Hart, Multi-Award Winning Mystery Author
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“A deftly crafted novel by a master of the genre, Sunny Side Up is unreservedly recommended.”
–Midwest Book Review
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“Very entertaining … this brought in a new kind of detective ― a millennial with a minimum wage job. I would like to see where Li Johnson goes after this one – it would be fun to go along on another investigation with him!”
–JessicaMap Reviews
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