The Barkeeper by William Lashner

This book has on the cover the words A Thriller.
And it is, but when I see that on a book, I always expect something more than a thriller and this book is a thriller with humour. Humour, well I laughed, the fact the main character uses the book, Tibetan Book of the Dead as his bible is very funny.
The plot is simple, since the murder of his mother, Justin Chase, tends bars, and lives his life simply, without alcohol, meat, and possessions, no television even which seems to concern many who come inside his plain house.
His father is in prison for the murder, the prosecution aided by Justin's admission his father was having an affair.
Into the bar where Justin is working enters the truly horrible, Birdie Grackle, who claims he killed Justin's mother.  Game on, Justin then is drawn into a search for the truth. 
That's all I'll say about the plot, I really loved this book, especially the words of wisdom from the Tibetan Book of the Dead, I laughed out loud reading one at lunchtime at work, I tried to explain, but really it's a read it yourself thing.The fact that Tim Leary advocated this book as a manual for life, says it all.
Four and a half stars.