The Bitter Fields: A Marty Singer Mystery

by Matthew Iden

When stable owner Ruth Colvin invites former DC homicide cop Marty Singer and his partner Julie Atwater to spend a week at her central Virginia equestrian farm, they think they’re getting a much-needed vacation in the region’s storied horse and wine country. But when star polo player Freddie Ferrar winds up shot to death at the estate of a local billionaire, and in the midst of a rash of vandalism that threatens to bankrupt Ruth’s farm, Marty is pressed into service to get to the bottom of a series of crimes—some hundreds of years in the making—and bring justice to The Bitter Fields . ◆ READ FOR THE GUARDIAN ◆ If you'd like a taste of my writing before you buy, you can download The Guardian, a 60-page novella, for free by subscribing to my newsletter. It's quick, delivered to your Inbox, and you can unsubscribe at any time. Find the link in the front of the book or visit my website. The Marty Singer Mysteries are hard-boiled novels for readers who like humor, action, and heart. If you keep going back to well-thumbed copies of Robert B. Parker, Elmore Leonard, John Sandford, Brett Battles, John Mefford, Brian Shea, and L.T. Ryan, consider adding these to your list,

258 pages, Paperback

Published November 10, 2019

About the author

I write fantasy, science fiction, horror, thrillers, crime fiction, and contemporary literary fiction with a psychological twist.

I’ve held jobs with the US Postal Service, international non-profit groups, a short stint with the Forest Service in Sitka, Alaska, and time with the globe-spanning Semester at Sea program. Trips to Iceland, Patagonia, and Antarctica added to the creative pot, as well, and I started to put all those experiences to good use about eight years ago--thinking, dreaming, and writing.

Please email me at matt.iden AT matthew-iden.com, Tweet @CrimeRighter, or find me on Facebook, http://www.facebook.com/matthew.iden.

The Marty Singer detective series is:
A Reason to Live (Marty Singer #1)
Blueblood (Marty Singer #2)
One Right Thing (Marty Singer #3)
The Spike (Marty Singer #4)
The Wicked Flee (Marty Singer #5)