A review by kat2112
Going Nowhere Fast by Gar Anthony Haywood

4.0

First I want to thank whomever it was who first e-mailed me about this fledging mystery series by the author of the Aaron Gunner mysteries. The e-mailer (for the life of me I can't remember her name, sorry) was looking for the author of a hilarious series of books featuring a retired couple who traveled the country with an Airstream trailer and happened upon murders and such. A quick response from the Delphi mystery board told me Gar Haywood, and out of curiosity I picked up Going Nowhere Fast and was introduced to Joe and Dottie Loudermilk. While the mystery -- a dead man is found on the Loudermilks' chemical-flush toilet and their wayward son is found cowering in the closet -- has its moments of twists and intrigue, the true star of this novel is wise-cracking Dottie. Having forsaken the stagnant retired life of puttering around the garden and waiting to die, she and former cop husband Joe hit the road, much to the chagrin of mostly unseen children, affectionately known by their parents as "pains in the ass." Choosing Dottie to narrate this story not only uplifts the action with a quick wit, but it smooths together the rough patches of the story.

One might even forget that this is a mystery. Going Nowhere Fast does go somewhere, straight to the funny bone.