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PELHAM FELL HERE by ED LYNSKEY [#1 of 6 in P.I. Frank Johnson series]

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PELHAM FELL HERE AS TOLD IN A NUTSHELL.....
MP and part-time gunsmith Frank Johnson finds his cousin Cody Chapman slaughtered by a twelve-gauge shotgun. Enraged, Frank wants some answers, and fast. Was Cody involved in an arms smuggling scheme?

The mystery deepens when a pair of blood-thirsty deputy sheriffs ambush Frank on the river road. Killing them in self-defense, Frank has to take it on the lam while he pushes into his investigation.

Frank tangles with a clan of Neo-Nazis, holed up at a remote castle, who may be behind his cousin's murder. Luckily, an old girlfriend and a couple bounty hunter pals throw in with Frank to help even up the odds. Their final showdown erupts at then abandoned Federal Government satellite farm near Pelham.

NOTE ABOUT THE PELHAM FELL HERE TITLE: Several readers have asked me about the title's origins. The youthful Major John Pelham was Jeb Stuart's artillery officer during the American Civil War. Frank's small town takes its name from that Gallant Pelham who was mortally wounded in the Battle of Kelly's Ford, VA, on March 17, 1863.

All the titles in the P.I. Frank Johnson series are:

#1: PELHAM FELL HERE by Ed Lynskey

#2: THE DIRT-BROWN DERBY by Ed Lynskey

#3: THE BLUE CHEER by Ed Lynskey

#4: TROGLODYTES by Ed Lynskey (Autumn 2009)

#5: THE ZINC ZOO by Ed Lynskey (Autumn 2010)

#6: OUT OF TOWN A FEW DAYS by Ed Lynskey (a short story collection)

TESTIMONY UNDER OATH:
"Ed Lynskey's new novel PELHAM FELL HERE is a delight. With a plot as complex as your grandmother's crocheted doilies, Mr. Lynskey creates a portrait of the rural hill country that rings as true as the clank of a Copenhagen can on a Pabst Blue Ribbon can, as does his handle on guns, love, and betrayal. This is a novel well worth the read and makes me want more."
James Crumley, Hammett Award winning author of THE LAST GOOD KISS

"Nobody captures rural America like Ed Lynskey . . . a thoroughly engrossing and satisfying read."
Anne Frasier, USA Today bestselling author of PALE IMMORTAL

"PELHAM FELL HERE bears the richest nicotine and bourbon stains of the hardboiled genre, yet also bristles with vitality. The plot sings, the characters are twisty and textured and the violence brutal but inevitable. All of these elements would be more than enough yet Ed Lynskey offers so much more in the form of a perfectly pitched prose style that swings effortlessly from back-country grit to Appalachian poetry and back again."
Megan Abbott, Edgar winning author of QUEENPIN

"Vintage crime -- smart, crisp dialogue, a town full of dysfunctional characters, a carefully twisted plot, and a terrifically enjoyable read."
Linda Fairstein, New York Times bestselling author of the Alexandra Cooper mysteries

"P.I. Frank Johnson is prickly, quirky, and persistent."
Barbara D’Amato, Mary Higgins Clark Award, Agatha, and Anthony Award-winner author of Cat Marsala mysteries

“Fast-paced and gripping, with well-drawn characters and a vividly described background, THE BLUE CHEER is a strong noir debut reminiscent of the work of Philip Atlee and others in the golden stable of Gold Medal writers. I look forward to Ed Lynskey's next.”
Bill Pronzini, Macavity and Shamus Award winning author of The Nameless Detective series