We are delighted to welcome author C. Hoyt Caldwell to Omnimystery News today.
Caldwell has a new first in series mystery coming out later this year — Savage Reckoning (Alibi; October 2016 ebook format) — and we are thrilled to introduce you to it with a cover reveal from the publisher!
— ♦ —
Savage Reckoning by C. Hoyt Caldwell
A Dani Savage, Backwoods Justice Mystery
Publisher: Alibi
Deputy Dani Savage would like nothing better than to shoot the wife beaters, carjackers, drug dealers, and all the rest of the low-life good ol' boys that make policing Baptist Flats, Tennessee, near impossible. Instead, she grits her teeth and serves the God-fearing townsfolk without complaint. The "little deputy," as she's known, is often overlooked and ridiculed for being a small-statured woman in a big man's world. But while investigating a cold case involving a missing teen, Dani stumbles onto some disturbing facts that cannot be ignored.
Soon Dani realizes that this case goes back decades. There's a history of young women being stolen from the Tennessee hills, and a legacy of corrupt cops looking the other way. Dani's investigation leads her to the "closeout kings," a pair of hired killers with a tale to tell — a tale of a missing girl and a crime worse than murder. Somehow these two deranged hit men are Dani's last, best allies. They know that it's time for payback — and in the backwoods, justice takes only one form.
— ♦ —
Photo provided courtesy of
C. Hoyt Caldwell
C. Hoyt Caldwell is a writer simultaneously proud of and puzzled by his Southern roots. He's not smart enough to be subtle so his work tends to be tasteless and gritty. He's not out to offend anyone, but he's also not out to win anyone over either.
For more information about the author, please visit his website and his author page on Goodreads, or find him on Facebook.
0 comments:
Post a Comment