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Dan Quincy: or, The Brilliant Investigator Dan Quincy of Nashville Tennessee
Sometimes destiny finds you, and sometimes you have to go looking for it. And sometimes destiny busts down your door in the middle of the night and tries to shoot you in the face.
Dan Quincy is a daydreamer who follows the rules. Steeped in a strict code of right versus wrong by a lifelong obsession with detective fiction, it’s Dan’s life’s dream to become a private investigator. Hard boiled, tough, calculating. Willing to do whatever is necessary to bring justice to the mistreated and criminally wronged. And when an unfortunate misunderstanding at work leaves him jobless for a week, his dreams become a reality - and perhaps still a bit of a dream. With the help of his foul-mouthed but well-intentioned neighbor, Poncho, Dan adventures out into the streets of Nashville, TN, in search of mystery and intrigue. With the unlikely aid of a beautiful barmaid and her grizzly associate, Dan and Poncho encounter a gang of “misunderstood” ex-cons, accost a suspicious group of Methodist parishioners, and uncover a mystery that reachest all the way to one of the most prestigious Nashville real estate legacies. As evidence piles up and all signs points towards murder, Dan is forced to ask himself the most crucial question of it can’t all be in his head... right?
With a cast of characters and story inspired by the classic Don Quixote, The Ingenious Detective Dan Quincy of Nashville, Tennessee is a tale of friendship and determination, about how faith in destiny can lead a person to be the best version of themselves - even if the path there can be a little rocky.
Dan Quincy is a daydreamer who follows the rules. Steeped in a strict code of right versus wrong by a lifelong obsession with detective fiction, it’s Dan’s life’s dream to become a private investigator. Hard boiled, tough, calculating. Willing to do whatever is necessary to bring justice to the mistreated and criminally wronged. And when an unfortunate misunderstanding at work leaves him jobless for a week, his dreams become a reality - and perhaps still a bit of a dream. With the help of his foul-mouthed but well-intentioned neighbor, Poncho, Dan adventures out into the streets of Nashville, TN, in search of mystery and intrigue. With the unlikely aid of a beautiful barmaid and her grizzly associate, Dan and Poncho encounter a gang of “misunderstood” ex-cons, accost a suspicious group of Methodist parishioners, and uncover a mystery that reachest all the way to one of the most prestigious Nashville real estate legacies. As evidence piles up and all signs points towards murder, Dan is forced to ask himself the most crucial question of it can’t all be in his head... right?
With a cast of characters and story inspired by the classic Don Quixote, The Ingenious Detective Dan Quincy of Nashville, Tennessee is a tale of friendship and determination, about how faith in destiny can lead a person to be the best version of themselves - even if the path there can be a little rocky.
267 pages, Kindle Edition
Published March 22, 2018
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