Delayed Justice

by Stan Hardison

A brutal shotgun slaying in Hampton, Virginia convinces Detective Jess Hambrick that it's the work of a killer known as the Cowboy. The cowboy was part of a case Hambrick worked on when he was a cop in Augusta, Georgia, almost seven years ago. A case that was closed before it was solved, a case that cost the life of his partner. After much discussion between the Va. and Ga. police departments and some string pulling, the old case is reopened throwing Jess and his partner, Roy Hartman into one of the toughest cases of their police careers. The old case is filled with many surprises and uncovers facts that have laid dormant for almost seven years.

352 pages, Paperback

First published November 30, 2011

About the author

In 1966, I became art director and writer for the USAF safety magazine, The Combat Edge, formerly known as Tac Attack Magazine at Langley Air Force Base, VA. I held that position until my retirement in 1990.
In 1970, I introduced the comic strip "Fleagle" to the magazine and it was greeted with more than average success.
"Fleagle" has been published monthly from the time of his introduction until early 2010. The popularity of the strip deemed it necessary for me to continue drawing it even after my retirement.
In the late 70's "Fleagle" was printed in paperback and was received very well by the comic reading public. Other than Fleagle, I have had several short stories published and received the Distinquished Author award for "3 Against the Bay" in 2005.

My love of writing continued and until my retirement, I never had the time to devote to it. I had several ideas for novels and was eager to see if they would be accepted by a public.
My first 2 novels titled "Gardens of Brookside", and "Misguided Action" were published in 2011. My third novel, "Delayed Justice" has just been introduced on Amazon.com an Barnes & Noble.com