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Suspense/Mystery
Date
Published: 8/6/12
Publisher: Champagne Books
Synopsis:
After a murdered partner, a cheating wife and
a lost job in Houston, Nick Sibelius sets up a private investigation business
in a small Texas town hoping to find some peace and maybe, himself. When a
couple disappears and a bass fisherman turns up dead, he finds himself drawn
into a web of toxic relationships: MaryLou, a beautiful woman with a
mysterious past; Junior, a failed farmer whose best intentions seem to always
result in a dead body; Barry, a sociopathic dentist turned illegal toxic waste
entrepreneur with visions of grandeur. When the felon who killed his
partner in Houston joins forces with Barry, Nick must not only stop the toxic
waste dumping while finding his client’s missing daughter, but keep from being
killed in the process. In the end, MaryLou’s dark secret will either save him
or kill him -- whichever comes first.
“Tight suspense with
wonderful laugh out loud moments. Richard Hacker is a master storyteller."
Pam Binder, Pacific
Northwest Writers Association President and author of the NY Times Best Selling
anthology, A Season in the Highlands
"Many times I found
myself getting strange looks because I was laughing out loud...Highly
entertaining and sure to be enjoyed by fans of mysteries with humor. I highly
recommend it and hope that there will be more stories to follow."
Paige Lovitt for Reader
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Excerpt:
Nick’s
pulse quickened at the distinctive two part sound of a 12 gauge shell being
chambered. He threw his car in reverse,
the big V-8 roaring, tires eating into the dirt track, a cloud of dust
enveloping him, as he put the truck between himself and the shotgun. A blast,
shattering the passenger side glass, sprayed across his seat, but Nick had
already opened his door, rolling out onto the ground. He made his way to the
back tire, listening for Junior Pendleton’s position. Junior made it easy.
“Get
the hell off my property, goddammit. You got no right to be here.”
Crouching,
Nick used the rear of his truck for cover. Junior had walked up to Nick’s pick
up, sticking his head through the shot
out window. Nick rushed him from behind, slamming him hard into the truck, the
shotgun firing into the ground by Junior’s feet.
Junior
screamed, “Sonofabitch. My damn foot. Son-of-a-bitch.”
Nick
kept Junior jammed into the window, ripping the gun away from the farmer’s
hand. As Junior continued to struggle, cursing, Nick noticed several pellet
holes clearly visible in the man’s worn cowboy boots.
“I
don’t think that’s how you want to start this conversation, Junior.”
Author Bio:
Richard Hacker’s novel, TOXIC RELATIONSHIP, released August,
2012 by Champagne was a 2011 Writer’s League of Texas (WLT) finalist, where in addition, SHAPER EMERGENCE won
best novel in the Science Fiction category. He is a member of both the
Writers’ League of Texas and the Pacific Northwest Writers Association.
After living many years in Texas where he worked as a
leadership coach, public speaker and management trainer, he moved with his high
school sweetheart to Seattle. While he misses the big skies of Texas,
Richard has grown pretty fond of the Pacific Northwest. Along with his
wife, Sidney, they hike, kayak and have adventures on his Vespa scooter.
His writing partner is a springer spaniel named Jazz, who helps with
proofreading and ball fetching.
DIRTY WATER, the next novel in the Nick Sibelius series
after TOXIC RELATIONSHIP, will be released June, 2013. He is currently
working on the third book in the series, as well as a young adult fantasy
entitled INKER WARS: THE FIVE PENS OF JOHANN.
Contact Information
Twitter: @Richard_Hacker
Purchase Links
Review:
At first when I started reading the book I thought I am not sure if it would keep my interest. After I started reading a few pages I couldn't put it down. Even though this is a crime novel, it was a bit humorous. The charters were well described and the story held my interest.
Poor Junior no matter how hard he tried things just kept backfiring on him and his nephew. They were trying to hide a toxic waste dump on the farm that Junior owns, but when a couple wondered on the property they thought they were FBI agents, so Junior captured them and hide them in his barn. This is when Nick Sibelius, the handsome private investigator becomes involved trying to find the couple. He meets up with Mary Lou a reporter from Houston. Things start to happen.
I don't want to give anything away - but I suggest you read this book and see what you think. There is a lot of humor, a bit of a love story, and a lot to keep you interested. Enter the contest below and if you can't wait buy the book here:
At first when I started reading the book I thought I am not sure if it would keep my interest. After I started reading a few pages I couldn't put it down. Even though this is a crime novel, it was a bit humorous. The charters were well described and the story held my interest.
Poor Junior no matter how hard he tried things just kept backfiring on him and his nephew. They were trying to hide a toxic waste dump on the farm that Junior owns, but when a couple wondered on the property they thought they were FBI agents, so Junior captured them and hide them in his barn. This is when Nick Sibelius, the handsome private investigator becomes involved trying to find the couple. He meets up with Mary Lou a reporter from Houston. Things start to happen.
I don't want to give anything away - but I suggest you read this book and see what you think. There is a lot of humor, a bit of a love story, and a lot to keep you interested. Enter the contest below and if you can't wait buy the book here:
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