Author: | Paul McGoran | ISBN: | 1230000831673 |
Publisher: | New Pulp Press | Publication: | December 7, 2015 |
Imprint: | Language: | English |
Author: | Paul McGoran |
ISBN: | 1230000831673 |
Publisher: | New Pulp Press |
Publication: | December 7, 2015 |
Imprint: | |
Language: | English |
A can’t-put-it-down collection of noir mysteries that prove Paul McGoran a master of the genre. Stories include: The Thanks You Get – A hard guy in Las Vegas looks to his sidekick for help when the going gets tough, then shows his appreciation. Beach of the Dead – When Vinny Guyett absconds to Mexico with the union’s healthcare premiums, Irvin Palazzo assigns a crew to murder him and retrieve the money. Never give the finger to a killer. Paying for Pain – Our boy Harold interviews assassins for a little project he has in mind. In the end, he realizes it’s family that matters. Summer of Porkpie – Three characters narrate their involvement with Samson Porter, a.k.a. Porkpie. Spend the summer with them – first in trendy South Beach with Kristi Darnell, then in elegant Newport with Ivan Chitworth and Helena Swann. No Good Deed (a novella) – Mickey Cullion is a little ex-con who runs a storefront church in San Francisco called The Breastplate of Faith and Love. But his efforts at redemption falter when a long-kept secret is revealed, prompting a fresh round of blackmail ... and murder. No good deed goes unpunished at the Breastplate of Faith and Love.
A can’t-put-it-down collection of noir mysteries that prove Paul McGoran a master of the genre. Stories include: The Thanks You Get – A hard guy in Las Vegas looks to his sidekick for help when the going gets tough, then shows his appreciation. Beach of the Dead – When Vinny Guyett absconds to Mexico with the union’s healthcare premiums, Irvin Palazzo assigns a crew to murder him and retrieve the money. Never give the finger to a killer. Paying for Pain – Our boy Harold interviews assassins for a little project he has in mind. In the end, he realizes it’s family that matters. Summer of Porkpie – Three characters narrate their involvement with Samson Porter, a.k.a. Porkpie. Spend the summer with them – first in trendy South Beach with Kristi Darnell, then in elegant Newport with Ivan Chitworth and Helena Swann. No Good Deed (a novella) – Mickey Cullion is a little ex-con who runs a storefront church in San Francisco called The Breastplate of Faith and Love. But his efforts at redemption falter when a long-kept secret is revealed, prompting a fresh round of blackmail ... and murder. No good deed goes unpunished at the Breastplate of Faith and Love.