The things a gumshoe does to pay the rent.
Wild Women Authors focus on Johnny Talon and the Goddess of Love and War, a contemporary paranormal mystery, written by W.B.J. Williams and published by the Wild Rose Press.
About the Book: Spirits, sorcerers,
and the truly desperate of San Francisco's seedy neighborhoods know Johnny
Talon as a private detective who solves impenetrable cases in a way no one else
can. His use of lucid dreams and subconscious insights lead him to the truth.
Talon has his work cut out for him when he's hired by Eve, a sex worker, to
find and free the soul of her deceased wife from a sorcerer who hopes to entrap
Eve.
The closer he gets
to finding the soul of Eve's wife, the more Talon's life may be on the line as
he learns that there is more to his client than an angry woman. When his
investigation leads him into hell, Talon has an epiphany: if he's going to free
Eve's wife, he has to uncover her true identity.
The things a gumshoe
does to pay the rent.
An Excerpt:
Her outfit had shifted to a full-length black gown and a black hat with a
long black veil. The smell of freshly cut grass reinforced the peaceful feel of
the place. Under my breath, I hummed an old Johnny Cash song, which ended
conveniently as we came to a stop at a small tombstone. While questions
clamored for attention in my thoughts, I forced my mouth into a respectful
silence.
She knelt in front of the stone, placing her hands on
either side of it, whispering some words that I could not catch. Behind me I
heard a scream that froze my blood. I wheeled, pistol in hand to find myself
staring at an orange skinned parody of a man with horns and fangs. I braced and
fired at its orange face, my bullet placing a third eye between the two it came
with. Unfortunately, this neither killed it nor gave it enlightenment. Instead,
two others materialized behind it.
“You dare to attack me here!” screamed Eve, suddenly
naked, blond hair free and blowing in the wind as she took her comb from her
hair and held it in front of her, knees bent, ready for a fight. The demons
raced towards us, screaming. I pocketed the revolver, crossed myself, and
settled into a Tai Chi stance. All three seemed to want a piece of Eve, so I
threw myself on the closest one, pummeling it with kicks and punches, which
seemed to be doing nothing much while Eve’s comb was making them bleed.
Johnny Talon and the Goddess of Love and War can be found at:
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CPZ62TQ4/thewildrosepr-20,
https://www.barnesandnoble.com/s/Johnny%20Talon%20and%20the%20Goddess%20of%20Love%20and%20War-
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Wow! What an exciting excerpt! Best on this book.
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