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4-6Herculeah Jones Mystery series.
The latest mystery in the series actually focuses more on Meat than on Herculeah herself. In a two-pronged plot line, Byars plays out both Meat's discovery of a body in a comedy club bathroom and Herculeah's efforts to locate Meat's long-missing father. At the usual zippy pace, interrupted only by the cliffhanging chapter endings, the story unfolds and is resolved to the satisfaction of all.