Bankers Hours

Hotshot #3

by Mike Faricy

Bankers Hours

Anthony DiMento, more commonly known as Beau, has a problem.
A $250,000 problem!
Seems in an effort to keep the DiMento bar open he borrowed money from the owner of Cheater's strip club, Declan Osborne.
Now the payment is due and Beau doesn't have the money.

But Beau does have a plan . . . kind of, maybe, sort of.

A plan that at least seemed logical at the time.

Just rob a bank.

* But that was before Beau fell for gorgeous bank teller, Cindy.
* Before the Ditschler brothers, Mendel, Lucerne and Elvis, decided to rob the same bank.
* Before Milton, Declan Osborne's thug, took an intense dislike to Beau.
* Before Otto O'Malley, self proclaimed protector of bank teller Cindy, inserted himself.

Bankers Hours - Better grab your copy now.

Genres: Fiction, Mystery, Cozy Mystery, Ebooks

292 pages, Kindle Edition

First published May 10, 2019

About the author

I was born in St. Paul, Minnesota, I still live there as well as in Dublin, Ireland. I've been a soldier, freelance journalist, tended bar, sold designer cakes, owned a painting and decorating company along with a number of other schemes and scams. If that doesn't offend you I also play bagpipes with the Brian Boru Irish Pipe Band. All my books stand alone, read them in whatever order you wish. They are filled with the sort of oddballs we are all curious about, but wisely, prefer to keep at a distance. None of my characters will be saving the world from terrorism, international banking conspiracies or coups to take over the government. Rather, they inhabit a world just below the surface of polite society, characters with one foot on either side of the law. The circumstances they find themselves in are usually due to bad decisions, but bad decisions lead to interesting stories. They serve not so much as an example but as a warning to us all. Thanks for taking the time, happy reading.

Reviews

[Jeff Benham · Rating 5 out of 5]

If you are looking to take a break from the thrillers with the murders, government overthrows and terrorists, this is a terrific read! No superheroes in this one. No good guys, unless you count Cindy, the bank teller. What you do have are inept bank robbers, a narcissistic rich dude and a buffoon of a fair concession operator. The fair is in town and the receipts are being kept at a small bank and then transferred to a larger one. Beau is planning to steal the money to pay off a $250,000 loan to a loan shark. Three brothers, Elvis, Lucerne and Mendel plan to rob the bank because it looks like easy pickings. Hilarity and action ensues.

[Steve · Rating 5 out of 5]

In Banker’s Hours, Mike Faricy has penned a comic, funny, and wacky crime novel reminiscent of Carl Hiaasen and Lawrence Shames. Read on as madcap characters plan and execute non-sensical and idiotic schemes in order to solve problems of their own making.
Anthony DiMento is a struggling restaurateur who owes $250,000 to a brutal and strangely hypnotic loan shark. The loan is due in 48 hours and DiMento has no idea how he is going to pay it back. Of course, he decides to rob his local St. Paul, Minnesota bank. What could go wrong? Plenty. Another gang is planning to rob the same bank. Meanwhile, Anthony meets and courts a woman who happens to be a teller at the same bank. Throw in a weird fried bacon concessioner on the make and you have a recipe for a funny and engaging screwball crime comedy.

[Beth Birnbaum · Rating 5 out of 5]

If it's Mike Faricy, it's got to be good.
Thank goodness he turned to writing, not crime, or none of us would be safe.
I loved it!
Funny, memorable characters, and even though it takes place in the Twin Cities, the yahoos depicted could very well have taken place in Florida. I guess there's a little bit of Florida in every state, before they migrate there.
I will never get over the idea of butter fried bacon sticks. It probably would be a state fair winner, unless, heaven forbid, they already exist.

[Quinesia Johnson · Rating 4 out of 5]

Really cool book. A very unique, more realistic caper. Very original, somewhat seedy, without being a trash novel (great!). Beginning hook. Engaging.

Lacked air tightness in final resolves with the money, statements, credibility, and so forth. I would have like to have known these things more exactly. You can't have 100 + pages of buildup and then a meh resolve, especially in a caper (dock 1 star).

All said. A load of fun. Worth the ride.

[Ann · Rating 5 out of 5]

My first in this series and I wondered how it would be without Dev Haskell. Well it was just as good. Almost a laugh a minute. If anyone wants to know how not to rob a bank then this is a must read! If you have no intention of relieving a bank of some money you will still enjoy this.

Dark clouds outside? Miserable day? Just read this and you will be smiling.

[Ellen · Rating 5 out of 5]

Had trouble keeping up with the 'characters', take that any way you want:-) What a bunch of interesting guys....anyway.....I did enjoy the book, love the ending.....if you like a little crazy, relaxing and not really violent stories, read this, you should find it different.

[Michele Roosa · Rating 4 out of 5]

My favorite author

Mike Faricy is certainly one of my favorite authors but this is not one of my favorite books. Wacky, crazy, all over the place. I'll hold out waiting for the next Dev Haskell book!!

[Kerry Sharp · Rating 5 out of 5]

Lighthearted fun

There are circles and circles and they all meet giving a satisfactory ending.
The villans are black and dumb the heros are grey and not so dumb. Just exactly what you'd expect.

[Lizz Taylor · Rating 5 out of 5]

Why isn't this a movie?

I thoroughly enjoyed reading this story. At times I had to out of down because I was laughing so much. I appreciated the samples of two other books he has written. I look forward to reading more of his work.

[becky selby · Rating 4 out of 5]

Review

I just love this auther and try to read anything he writes . Sometimes you just need a good laugh and his books always deliver!

[Wpayne · Rating 5 out of 5]

Bankers Hours

Crazy characters and a fun read. Laughed a lot. Mike Faricy can always come up with something crazy. Good read!

[Lisa Cater · Rating 3 out of 5]

Good story easy to read

[Michael · Rating 4 out of 5]

Donald E. Westlake meets Carl Hiaasen in this Minnesota-set heist comedy.

[Mary · Rating 3 out of 5]

Certainly not my favorite, but everything came together in the end.
No likable characters, just a bunch of crazies, but all's well that ends well.

[J.D. Schechter · Rating 4 out of 5]

An enjoyable farce

While it can delve into the idiotic this is a classic example of 'stupid people doing stupid things in stupid places

[Don Paske · Rating 4 out of 5]

I rounded up from 3 1/2 stars. Semi-humorous. Decent character development. Not one of Faricy's best or worst efforts...

[Tom Eastland · Rating 5 out of 5]

Another good’un

Another binge read. This guy is so good that you can’t believe you’ve been reading an hour when iota seems like 10 minutes

[Roger · Rating 3 out of 5]

An enjoyable funny book.

[Robyn · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good book funny.

[Virginia · Rating 5 out of 5]

Lots of laughs with crazy characters! A fun read!

[Myra McCulloch · Rating 4 out of 5]

Another cast of characters that bring all involved a bank heist that goes wrong for everyone for different reasons.
Read Bankers Hours for the entertainment

[Emz · Rating 1 out of 5]

Lackluster at best, poor and nonsensical plot. I didn't find anything funny in it whatsoever, not even a titter. Very disappointing.

[Karin Tillotson · Rating 5 out of 5]

How do you rob a bank with all these things against you??? He ran the wrong way??? I enjoyed this story and recommended the book.

[Beth Helm · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great Book

I loved this book. The twists and turns kept me laughing and shaking my head. I can't wait for the next book.

[Timothy · Rating 4 out of 5]

What do a state fair, a strip club, deep-fat fried bacon, and a very due loan to a mobster have in common? An overfilled bank and at least 4 different robbers, plus a teller that gets sick from both rancid bacon and too much wine.
Mike Faricy has another winner about losers. There are shootouts, a 900 number sex chat operator, and more in this ludicrous story that will make you laugh. I know this is the Hotshot series of stand alone books but so far I have not seen a true hotshot yet. Mostly tales of stupid low-life losers.