Mo Melnick used to be a drummer in rock band Sunshine Apocalypse. He used to be someone. These days he rents beach umbrellas on the Jersey Shore. The last thing he expects is for Johnny Clay, his old bandmate turned enemy, to ask him a favor. Johnny’s dying, and before he passes he wants Sunshine Apocalypse to reunite for one last gig at Fun City, the beachfront amusement park where their musical journey began. Mo’s in, reluctantly.
But then Johnny reveals his real plan: He doesn’t just want to play at Fun City on the fourth of July. He wants to rob it. The plan is crazy. It has more holes than a golf course. But Mo’s sick of barely keeping his head above water, so he and his gang of middle-aged has-beens dive into what will be the most outrageous heist New Jersey’s ever seen—if, that is, they can pull it off alive.
Fun City Heist by Michael Kardos will be published December 2, 2025. Severn House provided an early galley for review.
This is the first book by this author that I have read. The colors of the cover and the description is what drew me into this novel. It sounded like it would be a fun read.
Turns out, it rather was fun. The length of the story works; I did not find it needlessly padded which is always a good sign. The cast of characters kept me interested, and the shifting sands of the plot, while predictable at times, kept things moving forward. I wanted to see if the band was going to succeed in their mission or not.
The ending could have gone a different way and I still would have been happy with it.
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