Genie for Hire: A Biff Andromeda Mystery

By Neil Plakcy

Genie for Hire: A Biff Andromeda Mystery is a private eye novel—with a paranormal twist. An ancient genie in a modern, buff body, Biff can’t use his magical powers for his own benefit, so he opens a detective agency in a Miami suburb. A damsel in distress, photographer Sveta Pshkov, hires him to retrieve a stolen set of boudoir photos she took of a Russian mobster’s wife—snapped for her boyfriend’s pleasure, not her husband’s.

Biff’s investigation uncovers the spreading tentacles of the Russian mafia. The case turns personal when he realizes that the dangerous female genie he has loved and lost over centuries has a desperate stake in the outcome.

Joined by his companions, a resusciated squirrel and a magical sylph who takes the form of a butterfly, Biff follows his super-sensitive nose into hidden corners of South Florida and dark regions of human behavior.

With his sarcastic wit, his ability to turn into a wisp of vapor, and magic as old as the ages, Biff battles a pack of ruthless criminals – and his own romantic obsession.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Neil Plakcy
• Release date: Aug 18, 2013
• ISBN: 9781301468805

Neil Plakcy

Neil Plakcy’s golden retriever mysteries have been inspired by his own goldens, Samwise, Brody and Griffin. He has written and edited many other books; details can be found at his website, http://www.mahubooks.com. Neil, his partner, Brody and Griffin live in South Florida, where Neil is writing and the dogs are undoubtedly getting into mischief.

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[chrisweir-1 · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

Biff is a genie who is hired by a local photographer to locate some missing pictures. She however is killed and this puts Biff onto the trail of the Russian mob. Along the way he picks up a squirrel sidekick. Fun book but the Russian names are a chore at times.