Henry Milch, who prefers the name Mooch, is fighting hard not to grow up. Between taking care of his grandmother after a heart attack and investigating at her behest when a local pastor is murdered, Henry begins to take on more responsibility than he's accustomed to, and falls back on his relaxation of choice, Oxy. At the same time, he finds he's starting to realize that he may, in fact, be an addict, though he's hanging on to denial as hard as he can.

The mystery is stronger in this story, but in all honesty, I'm reading this series for the main character. Too bad I will have to wait another year to get the next installment of the series. sighs ( )