Fire

Dubric Bryerly #0.5

by Tamara Siler Jones, Tambo Jones

Fire is a companion tale to the Dubric Byerly Mysteries, featuring Lars Hargrove and his first case.

Only nine summers old and discarded by his family, shy Lars Hargrove helps Castellan Dubric solve crimes. But when a squabble turns to murder, can Lars survive his first failure on the job?

Genres: Fantasy, Short Stories

Nook

First published March 29, 2010

About the author

Tamara Jones started her academic career as a science geek, earned a degree in art, and, when she's not making quilts or herding cats, writes grisly thrillers. Despite the violent nature of her work, Tam's easygoing and friendly. Not sick or twisted at all. Honest.

Tamara is represented by Laura Bradford at Bradford Literary Agency.

Reviews

[A. E. S. · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a really short, indispensable preview of the three part Hargrove series by T.S. Jones! Being sold, initiation into the castle and learning all occur in the life of nine-year-old Lars Hargrove. However, the poor little lad is exposed to a horror he wasn't prepared for...

[Amanda · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is a good short story for fans of the series about when Lars first came to the castle.

[Jon · Rating 5 out of 5]

Mmph...Tambo, you definitely don't pull any punches. Like your story "Morgan's Run", the scene of child abuse hits so hard it almost makes me physically ill, and I wind up wanting to reach into the book and hurt some folks. And to imagine Lars (or -anyone- at that age) being witness...sheez.

You've managed to put a novels worth of drama into a surprisingly small number of pages. Can't wait to read more. :)

[Elentarri · Rating 4 out of 5]

I wish there was more.

[Kaylee · Rating 4 out of 5]

this is the prequel to the lars hargrove trilogy. i liked it, thought it explained a lot of parts in the book.