And it does, with remarkably satisfying results, thanks to Blake's girlfriend, Carla, a former roller derby queen who has turned more than her own life around. Hired gun Warren Poole has also been contracted to find the woman.When a corrupt Hollywood producer, an ex-cop with a conscience, and a career criminal without one all have the same quarry, trouble is bound to ensue. But Blake’s not the only one on the case. Blake will be working for free on a promise – a typical Hollywood hustle. But things look up when Blake gets a call from wealthy, oddball producer, Jason “JP” Perry, telling him he wants to hire him for a future cable TV series. But there’s a catch. First he wants Blake to locate the missing ex-wife of a “friend of a friend” from Chicago. Now living in Los Angeles five years later, Blake is suffering from clinical depression, is no longer in demand in film and TV – and money is short. Thrilling and exciting, this one comes highly recommended and easily earns all five glowing stars, and InD'tale Magazine said, “…twists and turns and added thrilling lures will ensnare readers and keep the pages turning!" of the Clay Wolfe/Port Essex series.For Fans of Hollywood Noir and novels by Elmore Leonard and Michael Connolly comes a new crime novel from a Hollywood insider and true crime writer.Former Detroit homicide detective Edwin Blake broke into show business as a script consultant on cop movies. Reviewerlady said, “a fine cast of characters and always a sprinkling of humor… engrossed from the very beginning until the final word. He owned a mystery bookstore and was a history major at Trinity College. Now in his mid-thirties, the jilted, college-educated, Great War veteran has his own private investigator business and is on a jarring journey to discover why Velma has gone awry.Ĭost is an award-winning author and also a runner up in the RONE and a finalist in the Silver Falchion. As the 8th child in his family, Ballo's mother simply named him 8. Scott Fitzgerald, Coleman Hawkins, Bugsy Siegel, Babe Ruth, and many more. The search to find Fritz Hartmann’s daughter will lead him to cross paths with Dorothy Parker, Zelda and F. Award-winning author of over ten mysteries and historical novels, Matt Cost is releasing a fast-paced historical mystery, “Velma Gone Awry: A Brooklyn 8 Ballo Mystery” (April 13, 2023, Encircle Publications), which is set in the roaring ‘20s and follows a PI on a surprising, peculiar case to find the flapper daughter of a wealthy businessman.Ĭost brings us back to Brooklyn in the roaring 20’s and introduces us to Hungarian PI, 8 Ballo.
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