Bad Idea: A Mackay & Grayson Novel of Suspense

by Jay Giles

Movie stars, politicians, Florida residents, and tourists from around the world once came to Sarasota’s Lido Beach Casino to gamble and enjoy the sun, sand and surf. Unfortunately, the casino’s proximity to the Gulf caused it to deteriorate and it was razed and replaced with a simple beach pavilion.

Now that pavilion has deteriorated and there’s a proposal to build a NEW Lido Beach Casino on the site.

Bad idea.

Because suddenly bodies are turning up. Bizarre deaths.

Mervyn Grayson, retired federal prosecutor turned Sarasota realtor, has reason to believe these deaths are murder...and linked to the proposed casino. He enlists the aid of homicide Lieutenant James “Mack” Mackay and Detective Tyler Jackson.

As they investigate, anti and pro-casino forces clash, and the bizarre murders escalate. Grayson, Mack, and Tyler find themselves locked in a high-stakes game with a wealthy psychopath who wants control of the casino and plays with a winner-kill-all attitude.

Place your bets.

231 pages, Kindle Edition

Published August 6, 2018

About the author

Jay Giles is an award-winning writer in a different genre—advertising. You’ve seen his work on national television and in magazines and newspapers. During his career as an agency writer and creative director, he has marketed products from automobiles to whisky, earning more than 500 honors for creative excellence. He and his wife divide their time between homes in Cincinnati and Sarasota.

Jay's debut novel, Blindsided, was published by Reagent Press in 2006 and is available in premium trade paperback, audio, and digitial e-book editions. Soon also available in a premium hardcover edition with a slipcover.

Jay's second novel, Time on the Wire, was released in premium hardcover in 2008 and in premium trade paperback in 2009.

Jay's third novel, Moneymoon's End, will be published in premium hardcover in 2010.