A jackhammer operator boasts about his loud, sidewalk-blasting skills.

Andy Sinnott and Connie Kelly face off with a professional assassin in this taut psychological thriller. Burke—hired by the mob to eliminate Lester Cartwright, Tom Wesley, David Mullins, and a sequestered federal witness—is a brutal killer who uses a jackhammer on his victims. Burke sends Andy to the hospital, captures Connie, and cuts off two of her toes. Helpless and at the mercy of a sadistic serial killer, Connie must think out of the box if she hopes to survive. Fast-paced and riveting, this tale brings together characters from previous books. Who will survive and who won’t?

Imagine that Matt Groening and Dashiell Hammett got together to write a book. What would it be like? Entertaining? Adventurous? Fun? All of those things—yes, but more. You’d have a book that would be a comic detective-mystery romp through the universe. Something like Douglas Adams but more full-bodied. There would be menacing space aliens, robots, a beautiful woman in distress, flying saucers, time travel, space-conquering fascists, pirates, and, of course, Elvis. But there would also be a classic detective story with all of the usual suspects: murder, suspicion, greed, and a good old-fashioned love triangle. Plus there would be an ending with enough twists and turns to require sports-car suspension for your mind. If this sounds good, this is the book for you. So, go grab your ray gun and your antigravity belt and climb into your favorite fedora. Cosmic conundrums are coming your way!

FREE BONUS STORY - This edition includes Screwdriver: A Vic Neshenko Story Breaking through to the truth is deadly After months of nerve-wracking undercover work, Detective Erin O’Reilly is finally getting ready to bring down the Irish Mob. She has everything she needs: recordings, witnesses, and even the secret O’Malley ledger. She just needs to wait a few more weeks while the NYPD makes the final preparations to drop the hammer. If everything stays calm on the street, there’s nothing to fear. But a routine construction job in Brooklyn shatters Erin’s hopes for peace. When a work crew unearths a trio of decade-old bodies, a cold homicide case heats up fast. One of the dead men is a missing O’Malley associate linked to a long-ago turf war with crooked Teamsters. Erin and the Major Crimes squad start digging to find the truth, but unhinged gangster Kyle Finnegan wants answers too. Finnegan may be crazy, but he’s also smart. He’s more than willing to break anything and anyone to reach his goal. Erin and Rolf will have to smash through enemies and so-called allies alike to unearth a secret worth killing for. BONUS - Screwdriver: A Vic Neshenko Story The Manhattan housing market is a killer It was supposed to be a quiet day of apartment-hunting for Detective Vic Neshenko and his girlfriend. But when they stumble across the body of a workman, killed in the middle of a bathroom renovation, it’s back to work. Vic will have to juggle the needs of his relationship and the demands of the case if there’s any hope of solving a murder, discovering a New York family’s secret, finding his girl’s dream home, and salvaging his day off.

Love is his only weaponAlex King has a promising life, with rich parents, an outstanding college career, and a sexy new boyfriend.That's all shattered when a masked gunman kidnaps Alex and murders his boyfriend. Alex's world suddenly narrows to a basement cell. His only hope is to make his jailer--the killer's straight son--fall in love with him.Jack Hammer has just returned to Austin from a long dangerous undercover assignment when he's summoned to the Kings' palatial residence. His mission--rescue Alex before it's too late. And stay alive.Introducing hard-boiled gay private investigator Jack Hammer.

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