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FINDING FUNBOY by Matt Golec
BooksForABuck.com, July 2007
Gus Frank has a busy summer planned--between working as an intern at his father's Maine newspaper, managing ball pickup at the golf driving range, he barely has a moment for sleep. But when his best friend, Funboy, also known as John Francis, steals Gus's bicycle, and when Funboy's sexy girlfriend demands that Gus track him down, Funboy decides he has no choice. He's got to find his friend.
Unfortunately, the more Gus investigates, the more it looks like Funboy has excellent reasons to stay hidden. The no-neck fraternity types hunting for Funboy are bad enough, but it also starts to look like Funboy was involved with something very illegal, and that he's been lying to both his girlfriend and Gus about his job. A part of Gus wants to back off, but he can't stop himself from finding out more. As he investigates, Gus learns a lot about where Funboy has been, and a lot more about himself.
Author Matt Golec combines an intriguing mystery with a strong examination of a young man's coming of age. As he hunts for Funboy, Gus must re-evaluate his entire past relationship with Funboy, learning things about himself, Funboy, and their relationship with women. Unfortunately for Gus, though, he's got to learn in a hurry because the deeper Gus looks, the more Funboy's troubles start coming after Gus himself.
I truly enjoyed FINDING FUNBOY and am happy to recommend it.
Four Stars
Approximately 107,000 words.
Reviewed 7/15/07
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