Double Edge

Summer is winding down. For Jimmy McSwain, it's been a quiet couple of months, leaving this apprentice private investigator with little to do. Be careful what you wish for.

Jimmy is asked by his boss to accompany his wife Beatrice to a fancy art gallery opening down in Manhattan's Soho district. The drama begins when the artist who goes by the name Rico pulls a disappearing act on the night of his big debut, leaving the owners of the Barrister Gallery stunned, not to mention the hoity-toity snobs expecting to meet the man behind the "Beauty at Death" show. 

The owners claim Rico has been kidnapped. Jimmy thinks their reaction is a bit extreme. Nevertheless, he agrees to take the case, even as he begins to suspect he hasn't been told the whole story. Especially when the Barrister owners say no cops. 

With a growing sense of menace, Jimmy finds himself doubting his ability to solve the puzzling case. How does he find the truth when all he's heard is lies? He fears someone could end up hurt -- or worse, dead -- on his watch.



Adam Carpenter is the author of many titles of fiction, mixing genres of mystery, suspense, romance, and erotica, all with an LGBT theme. He is best-known for the Jimmy McSwain Files, including Hidden Identity, Crime Wave, Stage Fright, Guardian Angel, Forever Haunt, Fresh Kill, and Second Shot. Future volumes are currently being written. Other series include the White Pine Firefighters, the European Flings Quartet, the Cane's Inlet Trilogy, the Wonderland Scandal, and the Eden Saga.

Under the name Joseph Pittman, he is the author of the acclaimed Linden Corners series, including Tilting at Windmills, A Christmas Wish, A Christmas Hope, A Christmas Dream, and Chasing Windmills. He has also written the Todd Gleason Crime Novels: London Frog, California Scheming, Two Todd Tales, Two More Todd Tales, and The Cannes Con.

His nonfiction books include The Shadow Diaries: A Year in the Life of a Rescue Dog and The Broadway Diaries: 30 Years from Aisle to Stage. He lives in on the Jersey Shore with his husband, Steve, and their dog, Shadow, but continues to work on Broadway.

For more information, visit lindencornerspress.com.