Rating: 3.75* of fiveThe Publisher Says: It's almost Labor Day, and the end of summer could mean the end of someone's life in this exciting sequel to Chris Grabenstein's Tilt-a-Whirl. Young Danny Boyle, the part-time summer cop "down the shore" in Sea Haven, New Jersey, gets taken on a wild ride when he and his longtime beach buddies become the unwitting targets of a mad-man's twisted scheme for revenge. Fortunately, John Ceepak, the cop with a soldier's unshakeable code of honor, stays at Danny...

Review written April 13, 20174 Stars - Another goodfeel summer town mystery. I'm on this cozy journey and looking forward to get more Mad Mouse is the second in this cozy fun contemporary mystery serial. I truly enjoyed the first part Tilt-a-Whirl (3.8 stars) back in November last year. No romance stuff but a lot of fun and really great audiobook narrator. ~ $3 WSfV 8:10 hours audiobook narrated by Jeff Woodman ~ Well worth my time and coins. **********************************************Sea Hav...

Danny, a fledgling police officer, and Seapack, a former MP and now a veteran detective, are on a mission to stop a sniper in their sleepy little town of Sea Haven. The sniper is smart, invisible and, for some unknown reason, targeting Danny's group of lifelong friends. Not one of his friends, in this tight knit group, can think of any possible reason that could have invoked this brutal unsolicited attack. Sea Haven is a cool, little costal town that relies on it's summer guests to see them thr

First off all: this series must be read in order. Otherwise, you're wasting your time. So, Do Not Start Here.It's tough for a sequel to equal a strong first book, and this series is no exception. The plot takes an awfully long time to get going as there's no actual murder for quite a while. Also, I didn't really relate to Danny and his young friends all that much; to be brutally honest, they seemed a bit boring to me. But, okay .... I give the book a fourth star as the villain was actually quite...

I love the Ceepak/Boyle books! I realize that they are not great literature as one reviewer complained, but it is truly entertaining reading. The mystery in this one is a little weak, but the play between "Yoda" Ceepak and "Skywalker" Boyle is wonderful.Someone is targeting the "Marshmallow Crew," Danny and his friends from high school. Paintball and bullets are flying, but who would want to hurt this unassuming bunch of friends, let alone start killing them? And all on the eve of Danny maybe -o...

There is nothing wrong with writing mystery fiction for children or for the so-called young adults. I just do not like them at all. I am unable to find the richness of life or truth about the world and people in such novels; they are cleansed, simplistic, and cartoonish. So, again, my dislike of this book is based on my deep dislike of the genre, same as with the “cozy”, the traditional “whodunit”, the “closed-room mystery”, or the paranormal genre. Technically, Chris Grabenstein’s “Mad Mouse” i...

OK I'm hooked on this series but I'd only read it in summer. It's set on the Jersey Shore (don't panic--those people do not show up) and the book names come from attractions in an amusement park. The mysteries are ok but what makes them wonderful and hilarious are the characters--particularly a cop/former military named John Cepak. He's Dudley-Do-Right 100% but you can't help but love him. No doubt you'll find some of your own transgressions in the things Cepak points out. Kudos to the author fo...

Even better than the first book. Danny Boyle and John Ceepak are a duo I would follow anywhere around the town of Sea Haven. Danny's law enforcement career is in good hands with Ceepak as his mentor and partner.

The summer is almost over, and soon-to-be-named a full-time officer of the Sea Haven PD, Danny Boyle, is hanging with the friends he's known since high school. What starts as a prank involving using Danny and his friends as paint gun targets soon evolves to real bullets. With the help of his partner and mentor, Army MP vet John Ceepak, Danny and his friends must figure out who wants them dead before it's too late. This is a fun series that takes place in a little coastal town surrounding an amus...

Just a fast paced, fun mystery.

This started a bit slowly and I am not sure that I really enjoy the writing style with the attempt at humour.

PROTAGONISTS: John Ceepak and Danny Boyle, copsSETTING: Sea Haven, New Jersey, shoreSERIES: 2RATING: 3.75WHY: Danny Boyle is a 20 something part time cop at the New Jersey shore town of Sea Haven, which is also where he grew up. He is partnered with John Ceepak, a former military man who has an unbreakable moral code. They are a great duo – the impulsive Danny and the straitlaced Ceepak balance each other out well. Danny and his friends are hanging out on the beach when a few of them are hit wit...

No sophomore jinks here!!!Mad Mouse was as fun as Tilt-A-Whirl. I also thought the author made a very smart choice to just give us a bit more background of these characters but not too much. Yup, I just went along for the ride and had a few big chuckles along the way. Good stuff!!

These characters live on in my head (and heart). I think of Ceepak and Danny running into Sam Springsteen in a future adventure. I do love the subtle mentions of The Boss and his lyrics through out these books.

Starting to really like this series - the author takes the reader on a "wild ride" around town looking for the killer. I guess that is what he chose the name "Mad Mouse" for the title, you like the carnival ride that suddenly swings you in a different direction than you thought you were going. I really enjoyed the book!

Another thrilling ride! Delightful series!!!This John Ceepak/Danny Boyle police detective series contains yet another enjoyable, suspenseful and humorous tale. Both narrator Jeff Woodman and author Chris Grabenstein are perfection together again as they take us with Ceepak and Boyle on an exhilarating police detective investigation into a Jersey Shore summer murder. Detective John Ceepak is a handsome and rare P.I. I found most intriguing and engaging, charming, honest and quite comical. Both Ce...

This is one of those books that I think the reader makes. I'm not sure if I would be as enthusiastic if reading the book. Jeff Woodman just captures the wacky humor of the naive Boyle and Ceepak, the almost too-good-to-be-true cop and mentor. The titles of all the books are named after rides at the mythical Sea Haven amusement park.In this one, someone is targeting Danny and his friends, first with paint balls, then bullets. The mystery is OK, the story fine, but what really makes this series (a...

Great Lines:description of smile as "country club smile"Ceepak is so tough that GI Joe probably plays with a John Ceepak action figure. I could not go home and hide under my bed--there's a lot of crap down there, dirty socks, dirty magazines. Description of regaining consciousness--it was like the grumpy super in my brain had hit the circuit breaker in the basement. Similar to the other Ceepak mysteries, the plot is interesting and the author keeps the story moving by creating multiple suspects

I very much enjoyed this second book in the John Ceepak series by Chris Grabenstein. I like the fast pace of these books, and the wry humor of Danny Boyle, Summer Cop. Ceepak never disappoints, with his Code of conduct from which he will not stray, and the serious common sense, maybe even a 6th sense, with which he approaches his work. This is a mystery, and just by happenstance, I happened to be reading it over Labor Day weekend, the same time frame as the book's story. This is a great beach r

Danny Boyle and John Ceepak are back and there is murder most foul on the Jersey shore. Danny is growing and learning from Ceepak and Ceepak is serving as a role model to the much younger Danny. The human characters add a lot to the mystery but the seashore and the carnival atmosphere of a "summer town" sometimes steal the show. It is a lot of fun to watch these characters interact and work together to solve a murder.Highly recommended