num_pages: 242
description: It's October in Key West, as quiet as the tropical island will ever be. Or so thinks Boston salon star Stan "The Widow" Kraychik, who has recently lost his lover. Stan is grief-stricken, but he's also grotesquely wealthy, thanks to a landmark cash settlement to a domestic partner, as well as his dead lover's life insurance.But instead of sanctuary in an off-season resort town, Stan finds himself in a fizzy, dizzy world that few tourists experience. The trouble starts when Stan is forced to change his guest-house. When he goes to settle his bill, the manager is on the floor of her office - dead by violence.Never one to mind his own business, Stan discovers that the victim was embroiled in a legal battle over the estate of a Key West millionaire. As he meddles further into the investigation, he encounters an exotic lineup of suspects reminiscent of a circus sideshow. They may be worthy foils for Stan's melancholy, but he must also identify the killer before he becomes the next victim.
language: English
title: Time to Check Out: A Stan Kraychik Mystery
titlecomplete: Time to Check Out: A Stan Kraychik Mystery
genres: Fiction, Gay Fiction, Gay, M M Romance, Mystery, LGBT
ratings_count: 87
places: Massachusetts
series: Stan Kraychik Mystery
awards: awardedAt: 820483200000
name: Lambda Literary Award
category: Gay Mystery
publisher: St Martins Pr