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BOOM BOOM'S LAST CALL
Published by Level Best Books
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Einstein Flint is an ex-rodeo rider, born in Brooklyn and raised in every other borough in the city. Now, he’s banged-up, burnt out and back in NYC, bouncing at Boom Boom’s. Dasha Bragin was smart, fearless and…remorseless as desert sun. But now she’s dead and the cops are pretty sure Flint is their guy.
Flint and Dasha had been a couple before the cops found her body, damaged in ways that don’t allow the next breath. When word on the street gets out that Flint had brought somebody into town to kill her, the police are even more certain they have their man. Flint learns the street chatter is coming from people that Flint thought were his friends – he’s not sure who he can trust or why he’s being setup. Flint finds the first loose thread when Dasha’s roommate, Mya, shows up at his door looking for help. Dasha and Mya, had taken off a private, high stakes game for almost a million dollars and then left a trail of bread crumbs. But they had picked the wrong game - these boys would kill you for insulting their sister. |
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Take their money? They would pull you apart, one thin layer at a time…until the only thing between you and dead was that wishes don’t come true. Einstein has to find a path to the real killers and take them down without becoming part of the body count.
Boom Boom’s Last Call is influenced by characters like James Sallis’ Lew Griffin, Robert Crais’s Elvis Cole and a young Dave Robicheaux – men who know that words like honor and duty have become a punch line…but they just don’t get the joke. |
Dam! This brings back memories. Not all good ones but still a fantastic reminder
of what went on. Absolutely, totally enjoyed this book! Fabulous characters, great plot!
Perfect story line. Yes Jeff, you had better start writing faster, I want more! :)
Perfect read.
- Michael Nethery [goodreads]
of what went on. Absolutely, totally enjoyed this book! Fabulous characters, great plot!
Perfect story line. Yes Jeff, you had better start writing faster, I want more! :)
Perfect read.
- Michael Nethery [goodreads]
A gritty, violent, thriller that keeps you on the edge of your seat!
A fast-paced, thrilling ride of a book!
- Rhona Paterson [Voracious Readers Only]
A fast-paced, thrilling ride of a book!
- Rhona Paterson [Voracious Readers Only]
Full of gritty characters and gripping action. I usually read books with female main characters,
so I wasn't sure I'd like this but I read most of it in one go and wow, was it a ride!
The main character, Einstein Flint, is a great combination of grit and good guy. He definitely operates in
shades of grey in terms of life choices, and that makes him fascinating. There's a buddy element - a
schizophrenic buddy that grew up in the school of hard knocks with him - and that somehow makes
him even more likeable. While the characters have definitely taken the wheel of this book
with fantastic dialogue, the plot is gripping, at times gruesome, and a heck of a nail-biter to the very end.
- Kara Stonehouse [Amazon]
so I wasn't sure I'd like this but I read most of it in one go and wow, was it a ride!
The main character, Einstein Flint, is a great combination of grit and good guy. He definitely operates in
shades of grey in terms of life choices, and that makes him fascinating. There's a buddy element - a
schizophrenic buddy that grew up in the school of hard knocks with him - and that somehow makes
him even more likeable. While the characters have definitely taken the wheel of this book
with fantastic dialogue, the plot is gripping, at times gruesome, and a heck of a nail-biter to the very end.
- Kara Stonehouse [Amazon]
ABOUT JEFF
I was born in Calgary, Alberta and grew up on a half-dozen military bases in Canada and Germany before settling in Ottawa, Canada. I've been a waiter, a security guard (there is nothing less hip than being a nineteen-year-old security guard in full uniform at a midnight showing of The Rocky Horror Picture Show), a bartender, made pool liners (a much tougher job than it sounds), delivered mail on Parliament Hill and played guitar in a punk band called The Rainkings.
Today I am an ecologist, conservation biologist and writer. I live with my wife Kim in Saint John, New Brunswick and work at the University of New Brunswick. All along I've been writing – short stories, songs, and, over the last dozen years, novels. Published by Level Best Books, Long Train Home (March, 2022) is my first novel and my second, Boom Boom's Last Call, is scheduled to publish in January 2024.
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I was born in Calgary, Alberta and grew up on a half-dozen military bases in Canada and Germany before settling in Ottawa, Canada. I've been a waiter, a security guard (there is nothing less hip than being a nineteen-year-old security guard in full uniform at a midnight showing of The Rocky Horror Picture Show), a bartender, made pool liners (a much tougher job than it sounds), delivered mail on Parliament Hill and played guitar in a punk band called The Rainkings.
Today I am an ecologist, conservation biologist and writer. I live with my wife Kim in Saint John, New Brunswick and work at the University of New Brunswick. All along I've been writing – short stories, songs, and, over the last dozen years, novels. Published by Level Best Books, Long Train Home (March, 2022) is my first novel and my second, Boom Boom's Last Call, is scheduled to publish in January 2024.
Read more >>
Listen-in to the House of Mystery Interview... |
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Alan Warren, host of the House of Mystery Radio Show (NBC News Radio) invited me on his show to talk about my new book, the writing process, developing characters and so much more. The interview is on most major podcast platforms found here. And here's the direct link to Jeff's podcast episode.
Jeff Houlahan - Boom Boom's Last Call - House of Mystery Radio on NBC | Acast
Jeff Houlahan - Boom Boom's Last Call - House of Mystery Radio on NBC | Acast
