Gulf Boulevard

A comic thriller complete with a beachfront Florida locale, everyman hero, Mafia thugs, colorful characters, and ubiquitous jokes. Jason Najarian wins $63 million in the lottery, and relocates to a beach house on a barrier island near Sarasota, Fla. But not all is rosy. Jason’s ex believes she deserves some of his windfall, something is definitely wrong with his neighbor Sal, and men in black with binoculars are hanging about. It’s a lot of fun. —Publishers Weekly