The Harry chronicles

the long version

In Florida, PI Harry Rice, owner of the Sand Bar beach pub, is hired by a woman to find a stolen gun collection, but he is told to lay off by her husband. A tale of adultery, smuggling and murder, written by an officer of the U.S. Customs Service, making his debut in fiction. - from LibraryThing Winner of the 1994 St. Martin's Press and Private Eye Writers of America's best first private eye novel contest, this wry, entertaining account of Florida bar owner/private eye Harry Rice's involvement with Eloise Loftus and her husband lead to adultery, smuggling and murder. - from GoodReads