High Season does a pretty good job of capturing the flavor of Provincetown from a native's view. The mystery is ok, characters engaging, if sometimes stereotyped. Great beach book- I'll watch for more from this author. ( )

Detective Frank Coffin sets out to investigate a series of deaths in Provincetown. While the basic plot is well-developed and interesting, my enjoyment was marred by the overuse of bad language. The "F" word seemed to be the only adjective in use by some of the characters, creating a rather tiresome dialogue. The author seemed to go out of his way to include the homosexual element of the town in ways that were probably offesnive to both gay and Evangelical readers. I doubt that any future Jon Loomis novels will be in my "to be read" pile. ( )