Ex-homicide detective Oak O'Clair retired from the Detroit PD and moved to Pompano Beach, Florida, where he now owns a motel. He runs it with his young girlfriend, Virginia, and life is good. That is until he discovers the dead body of a woman posed in one of his lounge chairs on the beach. When another woman is killed in the same way and with a similar modus operandi to a Detroit investigation years ago that O'Clair handled, he's sure there has to be a connection. But what is it?

To find out, O'Clair starts working with the local police, which soon has him returning to Detroit to figure out the link. Was there something he missed in the earlier case that may have put the wrong man behind bars for life? Or is it a copycat killer? O'Clair will not stop until he has the answers, especially after Virginia is kidnapped by the killer.

For an ex-cop with no authority, O'Clair is sure able to get a lot of info as he practically takes over the investigation, both in Florida and Detroit. The bouncing back and forth in the timeline, both in the past and the present, can be a bit disconcerting, at times. EYES CLOSED TIGHT by Peter Leonard, son of Elmore Leonard, is a fast read with enough red herrings and suspenseful twists to keep readers' interest engaged until the surprising conclusion.