Ronald Tierney scrive con arguzia tagliente e acuta osservazione sulle complessità della vita moderna. Le sue opere esplorano spesso temi della ricerca di significato, delle relazioni interpersonali e della posizione sociale nel mondo di oggi. Lo stile di Tierney è noto per la sua schiettezza e la sua capacità di catturare la cruda realtà dell'esperienza umana. Le sue narrazioni scorrono con una cadenza naturale che attira il lettore nella storia.
Awaiting the arrival of a mystery new client who wouldn't take no for an answer, Indianapolis PI Deets Shanahan spies her out of his window making her way up his drive. Before she can reach his front door however, she is shot dead. If Deets could only find out why she wanted to hire him, he might have a chance of discovering who killed her.
A new Deets Shanahan investigation - Private investigator Howie Cross is beaten to a pulp by a couple of thugs, though he has no idea why. Temporarily out of action, he asks Deets Shanahan to take on his one current case. But Shanahan is in no hurry to get involved. Its straightforward enough, in Hugh Dart wants his wife traced. The only thing is, Dart has just finished a 35-year sentence for murdering her.
The second book in the new Paladino and Lang mystery series from the author of the Deets Shanahan mysteries - Sweet William, a professional companion to the wealthy, needs help. A famous, but not beloved, novelist is found dead, and William is the prime suspect. His only recourse is for the real murderer to be found. Working from an impressive list of suspects, all whose secrets were to be revealed in the victim’s unpublished tell-all memoir, Carly Paladino and Noah Lang stir up serious trouble on their hunt for the missing manuscript – and the murderer.
In this latest Deets Shanahan investigation, a pregnant woman is missing. The police discover that her fianc had been the beneficiary of a new insurance policy and that the baby isn't his. The police think they have their man--until it is discovered the woman has boarded a jet for San Francisco.
Der berühmte Kochbuch-Autor Zachary Grayson sehnt sich nach Ruhe, doch sein Leben wird durch einen Urlaub in Mexiko mit einem charmanten Hetero und einem mysteriösen Verbrechen auf den Kopf gestellt. Zusammen mit einem attraktiven mexikanischen Stricher stellt er sich mutig einer unbekannten Gefahr.