Description
"I wanted to take a bite out of BLIND SHUFFLE before breakfast but ended up reading straight through lunch. I finished it on a plane to Tijuana. This was my first Rusty Diamond novel...it won't be my last. Dig in." -Patrick Hasburgh, creator of 21 JUMP STREET
Far from the neon lights of Bourbon Street, heinous crimes are being committed against young women, and a street magician seeks to pull off his greatest trick by staying alive long enough to see justice done. The stage is set for a New Orleans noir perfect for fans of James Lee Burke and George Pelecanos.
Rusty Diamond abandoned the Crescent City years ago to pursue fame in Las Vegas, leaving Marceline Lavalle, the daughter of his mentor, with a broken heart. Now Rusty has come back to make amends with his former teacher and his first love-but Prosper Lavalle won't face him, and no one has seen Marceline for days.
Five months pregnant, Marceline's vanished without a trace. Her estranged boyfriend, a casino boss with criminal ties and a hair-trigger temper, claims no knowledge of her whereabouts. With the police not yet ready to declare foul play, Rusty launches his own investigation.
The search for Marceline will take Rusty into the darkest corners of New Orleans, where enormous profit can be made from human misery, where desperate people hunt on the fringes, and where not all magic is sleight of hand. It will force him to confront the mistakes of his past, and offer him a shot at redemption. And it will leave him-if he's not careful-at the bottom of a bayou.
Niche genre website and blog advertising
Social media campaign utilizing diverse hashtag movement
Catalog-wide and holiday promotions
ARC distribution to major reviewers
Early e-galley distribution with blogger hand-pitching
Targeted outreach to mystery & thriller community
Strategic and dynamic pricing
About the Author
Austin Williams is the author of the Rusty Diamond trilogy, Misdirection,Blind Shuffle and TORN & RESTORED, as well as the suspense novels Crimson Orgy and The Platinum Loop. He is the co-author (with Erik Quisling) of Straight Whisky: A Living History of Sex Drugs and Rock n' Roll on the Sunset Strip
Reviews
"Pulp fun at its best."-Publishers Weekly about The Platinum Loop
Book Information
ISBN 9781626817784
Author Austin Williams
Format Paperback
Page Count 266
Imprint Diversion Books
Publisher Diversion Books
Weight(grams) 187g
Far from the neon lights of Bourbon Street, heinous crimes are being committed against young women, and a street magician seeks to pull off his greatest trick by staying alive long enough to see justice done. The stage is set for a New Orleans noir perfect for fans of James Lee Burke and George Pelecanos.
Rusty Diamond abandoned the Crescent City years ago to pursue fame in Las Vegas, leaving Marceline Lavalle, the daughter of his mentor, with a broken heart. Now Rusty has come back to make amends with his former teacher and his first love-but Prosper Lavalle won't face him, and no one has seen Marceline for days.
Five months pregnant, Marceline's vanished without a trace. Her estranged boyfriend, a casino boss with criminal ties and a hair-trigger temper, claims no knowledge of her whereabouts. With the police not yet ready to declare foul play, Rusty launches his own investigation.
The search for Marceline will take Rusty into the darkest corners of New Orleans, where enormous profit can be made from human misery, where desperate people hunt on the fringes, and where not all magic is sleight of hand. It will force him to confront the mistakes of his past, and offer him a shot at redemption. And it will leave him-if he's not careful-at the bottom of a bayou.
Niche genre website and blog advertising
Social media campaign utilizing diverse hashtag movement
Catalog-wide and holiday promotions
ARC distribution to major reviewers
Early e-galley distribution with blogger hand-pitching
Targeted outreach to mystery & thriller community
Strategic and dynamic pricing
About the Author
Austin Williams is the author of the Rusty Diamond trilogy, Misdirection,Blind Shuffle and TORN & RESTORED, as well as the suspense novels Crimson Orgy and The Platinum Loop. He is the co-author (with Erik Quisling) of Straight Whisky: A Living History of Sex Drugs and Rock n' Roll on the Sunset Strip
Reviews
"Pulp fun at its best."-Publishers Weekly about The Platinum Loop
Book Information
ISBN 9781626817784
Author Austin Williams
Format Paperback
Page Count 266
Imprint Diversion Books
Publisher Diversion Books
Weight(grams) 187g
