Get Strange

by J.C. Bruce

Weird news reporter Alexander Strange is munching grouper balls and sipping a Cuba Libre when a naked body floats up near his fishing trawler in Goodland, Florida. The face of the corpse has been devoured by sea creatures, but Alexander knows who she is, and from the ligature marks on her neck, it appears she's been strangled. Or hanged. And now the cops think Alexander may be responsible. He needs help, and it arrives in the form of a retired urinal-mat-salesman-turned detective who swears he owes his life to a mysterious guardian angel. Then Alexander meets a public defender whose client has just been found hanged in the county jail. Two hangings? Days apart? This is too weird. They team up to discover who is behind this mayhem. And the clock is ticking. They better get to the bottom of this soon or they may find themselves at the end of a rope.

358 pages, Kindle Edition

Published March 29, 2020

About the author

J.C. Bruce is a journalist and author of The Strange Files series of mysterious adventures featuring Alexander Strane, America's only journalist covering news of the weird on a full-time basis. J.C. Bruce holds dual citizenship in the United States of America and Florida. He's nearly completed his doctorate in extranormal studies at the Lightgate Institute and is in training for the 2025 underwater ping-pong championships.

Reviews

[JanÃÂ Klos · Rating 5 out of 5]

Its Strange

It seems as if Alex just wants a normal calm life, but that doesn’t seem to be happening for him. When he gets a lead on a story and he turns the lead over to an upcoming journalist, it all goes wrong. Suddenly, Alex is dodging Russian thugs And slimy politicians. Lots of twists and turns as well as humor.

[Mindy Killgrove · Rating 4 out of 5]

J.C. Bruce is a master at writing witty, snappy dialogue. The protagonist, Alexander Strange, rides the line between sarcasm and snark entertainingly.