Whack-a-Mole

John Ceepak, Book 3

By: Chris Grabenstein

Narrated by: Jeff Woodman

Length: 7 hrs and 51 mins

Publisher's summary

John Ceepak and Danny Boyle return with the hunt for a long-dormant serial killer who might be ready to strike again. An innocent discovery on the beach in Sea Haven pits Ceepak against a killer with a code just as rigid as his own. When the killer targets his next victim, the consequences becomes dire for Ceepak and Boyle. This is a game they must win.

Don't miss other adventures featuring Sea Haven's finest, including the first book in the series, Tilt-a-Whirl, and the second, Mad Mouse.

©2007 Chris Grabenstein (P)2007 Audible, Inc.

Critic reviews

"Another winner." ( Booklist)

Jersey Strong all the way

The characters aren’t likable, they’re lovable. The storylines are solid and the writing is appealing to both adults and young adults; I never have to fast forward when my grandson is around which is refreshing. I was born and raised in NJ and know both towns intimately. The author is spot on with many of the typical attitudes of those who grew up in shore towns (except he left out their less than flattering nickname towards visitors from the Middlesex/Essex county areas and Staten Island...Bennies...don’t ask because even Jersey shore kids don’t know what it means) anyway this series is light and fun while still weaving plausible yet intricate mysteries.
It is well worth the money and the time. Oh and the narrator is excellent!
Areana
Howell NJ

Entertaining and fun to listen to

Loved it. The narrator did a really good job on all the voices. Love the story line on this one and the first two .

Mystery can still be fun

This was an unexpected "win" for me. It's very funny; not in the fall-off-your-chair Evanovich way but more like Rocky and Bullwinkle. The main characters, albeit tongue in cheek, are quite likable. In spite of being silly, the plot is engaging and well-paced. I had fun.

AUDIO: Excellent reader, perfect to play the protagonist, and does well with the other characters, too.

great book !!!!;

Tried something new !! Was not disappointed Starting the next in this series ... we will see how this one goes.

Love these series.......

The use of the F-word was to much in whack-a-mole... it’s just not what I want to hear or get use to hearing

John Ceepak and Danny Boyle

It really makes you think about how far people will take things. Excellent Job again Chris and Jeff keep it coming!!! You will have 2 listen 2 this for yourself.... start at the beginning of the series and work your way down! I did. excellent choice ten four!!

Love the Ceepak Series!

As usual, the storyline & story-telling were AWESOME! Now, on to Book 4 - Cannot wait to see what's in store for Sea Haven next!

Another great little novel in this series!

Like great finds go, you pick up a book that sounds interesting. Next thing you know you’re into the third one in the series! The John Ceepak series is like that.

Quirky Police Procedural

This is a very odd series. The story is told from the point of view of an observer of the somewhat larger than life police namesake of the series. And that viewpoint character (also a police officer) is very new at the job. This naïve narrator allows the author to obscure the "hero" of the piece, but also results in a level of emotional detachment for the reader.

The plot here is a fairly typical police procedural, which holds together fairly well and has the usual set of twists and turns.

I'm not sure that I would recommend the series, but it's certainly unique in my experience.

more character development, more serious crime

In this book, the series takes some significant steps forward - characters are more developed (Ceepak in a relationship, Danny now a full time police officer), and the crime and mystery are more serious and more grisly. That may or may not be everyone's cup of tea, but the light writing style and dialogue are still there. I could have done without the musical accompaniment to the epilogue, though.