PageTurner/Deerstalker Editions is extremely pleased and proud to
announce the publication of the first of a brand-new series by the
incredible Patrick Whitehurst.
Monterey Noir (the first of the Barker Mysteries) is thrilling, charming, unique and an absolutely fantastic read!
“The elusive Barker is a deserving member of an exclusive society; that
of the great detective. He uses his intellect in a way that most people
fail to do and cuts through to the heart of the mystery with precision.”
-Billierosie
Not every hero lives in a mansion or works from a
smoky, hard-boiled office. Enter Barker, a mysterious man with no memory
of his past. Ferociously handsome and acutely observant, Barker makes
his home under the soggy planks of Old Fisherman's Wharf along
California's foggy Central Coast. His closest friends are an assortment
of stray dogs, ranging from a large Rottweiler to a tiny Shih-Tzu, who
live with him. Adventure and intrigue have an uncanny knack for crossing
Barker's path.
In the first entry of the series; Nickel,
Barker’s sole human friend, bestows his makeshift home upon the man and
his dogs just before dropping dead. It’s up to Barker to honor Nickel’s
last wish, to atone for his sins, which doesn’t prove an easy task.
Meanwhile, forces are at work in other parts of the fog-swept city,
which will lead the homeless detective and his dogs to a deadly
confrontation in the heart of Monterey Bay itself.
Patrick
Whitehurst, born on the Monterey Peninsula, currently lives in Sedona,
Ariz. As a journalist, he's written hundreds of stories for newspapers
across the Grand Canyon State, as well as two regional non-fiction
books. Whitehurst can be found online at
www.patrickwhitehurst.blogspot.com.
