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It's a wrap. This morning after getting up at 4 a.m., I worked away and finished the last author edits for my next Private Investigator Frank Johnson title, After the Big Noise. So, it's now in the hands of the publisher.

That's a relief to me.

Take a breath, dude.

I justed counted up the Frank Johnson series titles on Goodreads. The tally is seven books, including the ebook of short stories and two to-be-pubbed. Who da thunk it?

Like Frank, the series has had its ups and down. But both are no worse from the wear. The goal has been to tell a good story and deliver entertainment. That's it.

A few folks have even actually read the entire hardboiled series, and tell me they like it. Hey, thanks again from the bottom of my heart, guys.

Each time I finish a Frank Johnson book, I have to pause and wonder if I'll go on to the next one. Do I still get a kick out of writing about him? We'll see.

Until then, the next book is called The Zinc Zoo due out later this year, I hope.

Ed Lynskey
@edlynskey
Author of Lake Charles and Quiet Anchorage

NOEL can be found in Goodreads at: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1...

For his next hardboiled outing, P.I. Frank Johnson accepts the cold case homicide of 18-year-old Noel Fryer, occurring three years ago in his hometown of Pelham, Virginia. She worked at the local jewelry store and died from an apparent home invasion that turned deadly. Hank Fryer, Noel’s father, becomes Frank’s client.

Of course, nothing is as it appears on the surface in his noirish world. Simple things become complicated, messy affairs where mayhem and violence come into play. As he probes deeper into Noel’s case, Frank depends on his long-time business partner Gerald Peyton, his medical examiner wife Dreema, and his brilliant but outspoken attorney Robert Gatlin.

Critically acclaimed crime novelist James Crumley wrote of the P.I. Frank Johnson Mystery Series, “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 PBR can, as does his handle on guns, love, and betrayal. This novel is well worth the read and makes me want more.”

#1 New York Times bestselling author James Rollins writes, “Ed Lynskey’s P.I. Frank Johnson’s books are as hard-bitten and hard-boiled as they come. The dialogue crackles with such sharpness that you'd swear sparks were jumping off the pages. And P.I. Frank Johnson is a character cut from the Tarantino tough, wounded, conflicted, and bad-ass.”

118 pages, Paperback
Published June 2, 2023

Hey, all! My new P.I. Frank Johnson mystery, BLAZE, has been published. You can sample it at this URL:
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For his next hardboiled outing, P.I. Frank Johnson takes up the homicide case of Cedric Barker, the bouncer at Aphrodite’s Crib, a local strip club. Engaged to the ex-stripper, Blaze O’Dwyer, Barker is found murdered at their outdoor wedding minutes before they exchange their marriage vows.

Of course nothing is as it appears on the surface in Frank’s murky noirish crime world.
Simple things become complicated and messy affairs, where more violence and mayhem come into play. As Frank probes deeper into Barker’s murder, he relies on his long-time friend and business partner, Gerald Peyton, his medical examiner wife, Dreema, and his brilliant but outspoken attorney, Robert Gatlin.

The harrowing climactic scene unfolds inside a dark and seedy strip club where more lethal violence erupts.

Critically acclaimed crime novelist James Crumley wrote of the P.I. Frank Johnson Mystery Series, “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 PBR can, as does his handle on guns, love, and betrayal. This novel is well worth the read and makes me want more in the series.”

#1 New York Times bestselling author James Rollins writes, “Ed Lynskey’s P.I. Frank Johnson’s books are as hard-bitten and hard-boiled as they come. The dialogue crackles with such sharpness that you'd swear sparks were jumping off the pages. And P.I. Frank Johnson is a character cut from the Tarantino tough, wounded, conflicted, and bad-ass.”

My new private eye novel, APRIL, has been published. It continues the story of P.I. Frank Johnson in his latest case.

P.I. Frank Johnson looks into the puzzling disappearance of April Stringfellow, a local woman who never shows up at his office for her scheduled appointment. Her phone call to him ends abruptly, but he learns about her fears of a persistent stalker who is harassing her. He struggles to justify tracking down her whereabouts without receiving any compensation. Like all private investigators in the gumshoe racket, he wants to be paid for his efforts.

While handling his solvent clients’ smaller cases, Frank tries to locate April whenever he has the time. She appears to have vanished into thin air. He cannot recover her motor vehicle or any other viable leads. The town sheriff's inaction fuels Frank’s growing frustration and rage. She refuses to declare April a missing person, despite his urging her to take more interest in her case.

The resolution to her case isn’t what Frank hoped for. But he has to live with it just the same. It is a bitter pill to swallow. As he always does, Frank leans on his long-time friend and business partner, Gerald Peyton; his medical examiner wife, Dreema; and his brilliant but outspoken attorney, Robert Gatlin.