Adam ‘Jenks’ Jenkins is a small-time priviate investigator, operating out of the Welsh coastal town of Llanrhos. Big cases are hard to come by so when he’s called upon to retrive some compromising photographs, he leaps at the chance. When he then discovers that he’s to get them from the stunningly attractive Veronica Tailor, who has a penchant for exhibitionism, things start to heat up. As his involvement with Veronica gets kinkier, so his home-life is affected when his wife, Kate, follows the case and finds her libido going into overdrive. I like crime fiction and I like erotica and, surprisingly, this melds the two together well, with a decent central mystery and a great deal of raunch, along with a healthy dose of sarcastic humour. Jenks is a great creation, in over his head but treading water like a madman, he finds himself in the middle of a case that involves blackmail, seduction and threats of violence, plus levels of eroticism he’s never known before. Dedicated to his wife - and their relationship is superbly drawn, with Kate a very strong character in her own right - but bewitched by the temptress Veronica - think Kathleen Turner’s Matty Walker, from ‘Body Heat’, ramped up to 11 - he doesn’t know which way to turn and really only wants to grab some sleep. Smith uses his minimal locations well, all of them slightly seedy however well maintained and his ear for dialogue, especially the zing of Jenks and the pared-back command of Veronica, is very good. Of course, an erotic novel stands-or-falls by its heat and “Peeper” never disappoints, being as rude and lewd as you could possibly want and keeping everything believable, even as the plot tumbles from double-to-triple cross. Tightly constructed and with a dashing pace, this raunchy thriller is a great read and I’d highly recommend it. And as the first release from Sinful Press, it marks them out as a publisher to watch too.