"Trouble is my business."

Scott Jarvis is a PI, ex law enforcement and military, now turned best selling author, sharing his cases with the public. His long term girlfriend, Lisa, recently left him so no longer contributes to his books.
This time, Scott is asked to help find the location of two submarines which were sunk just after the ending of WWII, somewhere off the coast of Florida, and the story switches between Scott's present day story telling and the happenings in the submarines in 1945.

The chapters written in the first person, from Scott's perspective, give an immediacy to the action as well as a better insight into Scott's thinking. His style is flippant, sarcastic, opinionated (and usually right) and, at times, frankly annoying: He still 'scoffs' a lot and acts the Sherlock Holmes for fun.
The story is convoluted and crazy with action of both the violent and romantic type. Pretty good listening mostly down to the narration by Lee Strayer, who gives a good performance as the wise talking author P.I., voice replete with good humored banter and sarcasm, very pleasant on the ear, paced well and well intoned. His individual voicing of the separate characters is also well executed, keeping everyone distinct.

This is an enjoyable series for anyone enjoying slick talking protagonists and, although number six in the series, is perfectly good as a stand alone even if some earlier characters do appear in the book. The background story of the two boats was intriguing, the investigation was also enjoyable although the actual ending seemed a bit messy and quickly over. My thanks to the rights holder of Sins of the Fatherland who, at my request, freely gifted me with a complimentary copy via Audiobook Boom. I hope there will be another Scott Jarvis novel soon

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