▁except ▁the ▁b ays ide ▁portion ▁of ▁the ▁dock ▁which ▁stood ▁until ▁the ▁ 1 9 5 0 s . ▁ ▁As ▁recently ▁as ▁August ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁foot ings ▁for ▁the ▁pier ▁could ▁be ▁seen ▁about ▁ 1 0 0 ▁feet ▁off ▁shore ▁and ▁sub mer ged ▁under ▁ 2 0 ▁feet ▁of ▁water ▁. ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁▁ ▁Fire ▁Island ▁National ▁Se ash ore ▁ ▁Category : Fire ▁Island , ▁New ▁York ▁Category : Is lip ▁( town ), ▁New ▁York ▁Category : H am lets ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁( state ) ▁Category : Be aches ▁of ▁Su ff olk ▁County , ▁New ▁York ▁Category : H am lets ▁in ▁Su ff olk ▁County , ▁New ▁York ▁Category : Pop ulated ▁coast al ▁places ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁( state ) <0x0A> </s> ▁The ▁Big ▁Over ▁E asy ▁is ▁a ▁novel ▁written ▁by ▁Jas per ▁F for de ▁and ▁published ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 5 . ▁It ▁features ▁Det ect ive ▁Ins pect or ▁Jack ▁Spr att ▁and ▁his ▁assistant , ▁Serge ant ▁Mary ▁Mary . ▁ ▁It ▁is ▁set ▁in ▁an ▁alternate ▁reality ▁similar ▁to ▁that ▁of ▁his ▁previous ▁books : ▁The ▁E y re ▁Aff air , ▁Lost ▁in ▁a ▁Good ▁Book , ▁The ▁Well ▁of ▁Lost ▁Pl ots ▁and ▁Something ▁Rotten . ▁ ▁According ▁to ▁F for de , ▁The ▁Big ▁Over ▁E asy ▁is ▁the ▁result ▁of ▁the ▁book ▁Ca ver sh am ▁He ights ▁featured ▁in ▁The ▁Well ▁of ▁Lost ▁Pl