Thor Cole, ex-bouncer turned private eye and self-proclaimed guardian of Pittsburgh’s South Side neighborhood, is looking for a bartender.
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Not that there’s any shortage of them in this part of town, but he’s looking for the one that’s gone missing after stowing $15K in his girlfriend’s ceiling. Yeah, the case is a big step up from tracking down public urination scofflaws, but the $10K reward the bartender’s girlfriend is offering is enough to make Thor’s brakeless car stop again and replace his flip phone.
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As Thor's missing person's case becomes entwined with maniacs in Mustangs and nefarious plots to destroy his favorite dives, this P.I. will need more than a Foreman grill to defend himself and the beloved seedy underbelly he calls home.
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Crack a beer. Crank the tunes. And buckle up for an adventure in slacker noir!
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A reading from
"Karen"
Praise for Leitner
"Lucy Leitner is the go-to voice in satirical, thought-provoking horror fiction."
“Almost in the vein of George Romero or Douglas Adams, Leitner has a voice for delivering deeply compassionate character moments that mesh with the satirical—almost bordering on parody—elements of the story.”
Michael Benavidez, author of When Angels Fail
" Lucy Leitner deserves much more acclaim. Everything I’ve read from her is extremely well-written, deftly handled, vivid, compelling, creepy where it needs to be, and just (bleep)ing GOOD.”
