Time To Check Out by Grant Michaels

Stan Kraychik takes a “vacation” to Key West

LOS ANGELES—September 29, 2020—After four adventures in and around Boston, Stan Kraychick is ready for a vacation. But in “TIME TO CHECK OUT” he encounters a lot more than R&R. Grant Michaels’ 5th novel in the series releases today.

“Kraychik tracks his suspect to a hurricane-tossed tourist boat and finally sorts out the details of a breezy whodunit.”

— Publishers Weekly

 It’s October in Key West, as quiet as the tropical island will ever be. Or so thinks Boston salon star Stan “The Widow” Kraychik, who has recently lost his lover. Stan is grief-stricken, but he’s also grotesquely wealthy, thanks to a landmark cash settlement to a domestic partner, as well as his dead lover’s life insurance.

 Instead of sanctuary in an off-season resort town, Stan finds himself in a fizzy, dizzy world that few tourists experience. The trouble starts when Stan is forced to change his guest-house. When he goes to settle his bill, the manager is on the floor of her office – dead. Never one to mind his own business, Stan discovers that the victim was embroiled in a legal battle over the estate of a Key West millionaire. As he meddles further into the investigation, he encounters an exotic lineup of suspects reminiscent of a circus sideshow. They may be worthy foils for Stan’s melancholy, but he must also identify the killer before he becomes the next victim.

“What a pleasure to come across a new kind of amateur sleuth to tickle the jaded reader! … a breathless read with no side trips or rest stops, filled with intriguing complexities and an excellently satisfying conclusion … I would willingly be arrested by Lieutenant Branco.”

– Samuel M. Steward

 A Lambda Literary Awards Gay Mystery Finalist in 1996, this new edition includes a foreword by Mark McNease (Kyle Callahan series).