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Pub Date 5 May 2026 | Archive Date 31 May 2026


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Description

Truman Pierce, private investigator in-training and janitor, is back. When Thelma Reilly, his beloved ninety-year-old landlord, is gunned down right in front of him during a break-in, Pierce takes matters into his own hands to track down the cold-blooded killer.

He wastes no time, teaming up with his associates, David and Goliath and Detectives Longhorn and Johns. But finding justice for Thelma proves harder than first imagined: Pierce is armed with only the killer's first name to go on.

How far, physical and mentally, will Truman go to unearth Thelma's killer? And how does a construction company and the disappearance of a young woman fit into the puzzle of Thelma's death?

Pierce won't rest until his personal vendetta ends with the killer in prison...or worse.

Truman Pierce, private investigator in-training and janitor, is back. When Thelma Reilly, his beloved ninety-year-old landlord, is gunned down right in front of him during a break-in, Pierce takes...


Advance Praise

“Patrick Simpson’s return to his character Truman Pierce proves that some writers can go back to the well and come up with something completely different. A sharp and satisfying novel that shows growth for both the writer and the character.” — Brandon Barrows, author of And Of Course, There Was The Girl.

“Simpson’s books inject the rich atmosphere and impassioned, soulful characters of classic noir into a bleak modern world that has become numb to its own corruption” — Douglas Lumsden, author of A Troll Walks into a Bar

“A sleek mystery with vengeance in its blood. Mean, violent, and satisfying.” — Coy Hall, author of A Seance for Wicked King Death

“Reilly is an action-packed yarn in the pulp tradition. Murder, greed, corruption, and revenge are woven throughout its DNA. In his second outing, janitor-turned-investigator, and a man who can’t stop himself from punching up at his own peril, Truman Pierce continues to establish himself as a solid protagonist we want to root for and can’t wait to see in action again.” — Whiskey Leavins, author of Low Angle Shot

“Patrick Simpson’s return to his character Truman Pierce proves that some writers can go back to the well and come up with something completely different. A sharp and satisfying novel that shows...


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ISBN 9781627206693
PRICE $20.99 (USD)
PAGES 220

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