The Rockford Files meets VH1’s Behind the Music
“…a sharp subversive exploration of the PI novel that elevates the genre while never sacrificing the thrills. A fantastic book!” – S.A. Cosby bestselling author of All The Sinners Bleed and Razorblade Tears
A whiskey-soaked mystery introducing the dynamic duo of Martin Wade and Valerie Jacks—the grizzled vet and the determined newcomer, joining forces to crack a case that is deliciously noir.
What happens when the past is buried for too long?
Upstate New York. Former rock star, recovering addict
and now private investigator, Martin Wade, and his assistant, Valerie Jacks, are hired by a young woman who wants them to deliver a warning to her overbearing father. But neither realize their new client’s father is an old bandmate of
Martin’s. A man still burdened with regret at being thrown out of Martin’s group, The French Letters, almost two decades before.
When their young client is found dead on a riverbank, duty, nostalgia and a lifetime of guilt find Martin and Valerie
on the case, searching for the young woman’s killer. As the mystery begins to unravel, Martin struggles to hold onto his sobriety while Valerie becomes increasingly obsessed with their murdered client – finding correlation in the secrets, and the scars they’ve all tried to hide.
Talking Points:
- Addiction, recovery, trauma, domestic abuse
- Exploring cities, movements, and people dying across the country’s forgotten spaces
- Escaping generational and familial trauma
- Evocative, moody noir thriller with dark tones and sharp prose and perfect for fans of Kelly J. Ford’s Cottonmouths
Meet the Author:
Libby Cudmore is a Shamus and Black Orchid award winner and the author of the acclaimed novel The Big Rewind. Her Wade and Jacks stories have appeared in Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine, Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine, Tough and the Anthony-nominated anthology Lawyers, Guns & Money: Crime Fiction Inspired by The Music of Warren Zevon (co-edited with Art Taylor). Her other publications include stories in The Dark, Smokelong Quarterly, MonkeyBicycle, HAD and others. She lives in Upstate NY with her husband and cats.
To learn more please visit her at www.libbycudmore.com
Connect with Libby Cudmore:
Instagram: @record_saturday
Twitter: @LibbyCudmore
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