PRIVATE LICENSE
Kevin R. Doyle
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GENRE: Mystery
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BLURB:
All
Lorie Jones wants is a little help with her divorce. Some extra information, a
bit of ammunition to take into court against her no-good husband. And when she
hires the biggest and best investigation firm Kansas City has to offer, that’s
exactly what she gets. But after their operative wraps up Lori’s case, he
decides he doesn’t want to move on, and Lori soon realizes that she’s got an
even bigger problem than she had before, one that threatens her privacy, and
maybe even her life.
It’s
up to Sam Quinton, one-man detective agency, to take on the largest firm in the
business, and as Sam digs into the background of Lori’s harasser, he soon finds
something bigger, and much more dangerous, than one overzealous guy who just
can’t let go.
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EXCERPT
Thornton, his time sitting down no doubt adding to his confidence, snorted. “Lots of broads work up there, dude. How am I supposed to know . . . ”
I didn’t let him get any farther before I reached out and
smacked him open-handed upside the head. I managed to do it in such a way only
someone looking close could tell what had happened, meaning it was more a tap
than anything. Even so, he reeled back on the bench, about half of his taco
staining his blue shirt.
“Adam,” I said, keeping my voice low, “don’t give me any
shit, okay? I don’t care how many women, not broads, work in your office. I’m
only interested in one, and from what I hear you’re kind of interested in her
yourself. Explain why I hear wrong.”
“Okay,” he said. “Now
I get it. I heard something about what she’s been going through. You think I’m
the one that’s been hassling her?”
“Are you?” I asked.
Actually, I’d already pretty much decided Adam Boy was a
dead end. He was the kind of guy who back in the seventies would have been
called a lounge lizard: tough and manly on the outside, a child on the inside.
I’d known far too many dudes like him over the years. The
muscles, clothes, and general air of confidence were only a blind for a truth
he didn’t want to face about himself. Not that such guys couldn’t be dangerous
as hell, especially to someone weaker than themselves.
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AUTHOR Bio and Links:
A
retired high-school teacher and former college instructor, Kevin R. Doyle is
the author of four novels in the Sam Quinton mystery series, all published by
Camel Press. He’s also written four crime thrillers, including And the Devil
Walks Away and The Anchor, and one horror novel, The Litter, along with
numerous short horror stories published in small magazines over the years. The
first Quinton book, Squatter’s Rights, was nominated for the 2021 Shamus award
for Best First PI Novel, and the fifth in the series, Private License, will be
out in August of 2024.
http://kevindoylefiction.com
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Link: https://www.amazon.com/Private-License-Quinton-Kevin-Doyle/dp/1684923042
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