Porno Valley
Finalist: Best First PI Novel, Shamus Awards
It’s the year 2000 and 78-year-old Mickey O’Rourke has been a Los Angeles PI for a very long time. He’d thought he’d seen it all until the disappearance of porn star Jeffrey Strokes sends him from the sex-filled studios of the San Fernando Valley to the desperate streets of Compton where Mickey’s final case becomes his biggest test.
Flash back to 1998 and struggling hair salon employee Jemeka Johnson, suspecting boyfriend Ray-Ray of infidelity, follows him one night from their East Compton home to what turns out to be a drug deal gone sour where a twist of fate finds Jemeka tossed onto a dark and dangerous path—one that offers huge reward for someone bold enough to seize it.
Meanwhile, in 1999, tired of robbing small-town diners and shooting bad dope in filthy motel rooms, newlyweds Richie and Alabama return to LA in search of the perfect score.
Paths cross and past meets present as bad decisions hurtle toward worse consequences—and no one will ever be the same.
“Elliott has a real feel for comedic noir in the Elmore Leonard vein.” —Booklist
“A consistently gripping tale... suffused with meticulous details.... An infectious sense of humor... enthusiastic plot and a swift pace combine with gritty characters in a satisfying thriller.” —Kirkus Reviews
“A blisteringly brilliant ride in the best tradition of comedic-noir crime fiction straight into the sordid twisted underbelly of Los Angeles.... Absolutely nails the genre; sublimely descriptive, slightly stylized and... told with a veneer of brutal, black humor.”
—IndieReader (starred review)
“A crime fiction delight, with wonderful momentum, intriguing characters, and a satisfyingly solved whodunnit.... A complicated picture of desperation, greed, love, and the mistakes that even decent people can make.”
—US Review of Books (starred review)
“Sex, drugs, and rock and roll... a tale of betrayal, bad decisions, and greed”
—Foreword Reviews
A marvel of a crime novel.”
—Scott Semegran, author of
To Squeeze a Prairie Dog
“Masterfully plotted, suspenseful, and populated with uniformly complex characters.... A must-read.” —Mike Thorn, author of Shelter for the Damned
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Nobody Move
Winner: Best First Novel, CWC Awards for Excellence in Canadian Crime Writing
Eddie Vegas made a terrible mistake. Now he has to pay the price.
After a botched debt collection turned double murder, Eddie splits, desperate to avoid his employer, notorious LA crime boss Saul Benedict, and his men (and Eddie’s ex-partners), Floyd and Sawyer, as well as the police. Soon he becomes entangled with the clever and beautiful Dakota, a Native American woman fresh in the City of Angels to find her missing friend—someone Eddie might know something about. Meanwhile in Texas, ex-assassin Rufus, seeking vengeance for his murdered brother, takes up his beloved daggers one final time and begins the long drive to LA. When the bodies begin to mount, Detective Alison Lockley’s hunt for the killer becomes increasingly urgent.
As paths cross, confusion ensues, and no one’s entirely sure who’s after who. But one thing is clear: They’re not all getting out of this alive.
“Fans of Elmore Leonard and Jim Thompson will find much to savor.”
—Kirkus Reviews
“Screams cult classic.” —Booklist
“A new spin on the crime thriller genre.”
—San Francisco Book Review
“First class neo-noir.”
—Murder, Mayhem & More
“Sharp, stylish and well-written. It makes reading fun again.” —US Review of Books
Winner: Adult Fiction, Indie Author Project Ontario
“Fast-paced and chock full of interesting characters and chillingly delicious evil.”
—IndieReader
“Impossible to put down.”
—NYT bestselling author Kevin Wilson
“Not a single dull moment.”
—Online Book Club
“Pulp fiction at its best.... Brilliant.”
—The Book Wormery
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