Coming in July from All Due Respect: A TASTE OF SHOTGUN by Chris Orlet

TAMPA, Fla. - April 12, 2018 - PRLog -- Down & Out Books is pleased to announce that A TASTE OF SHOTGUN, a crime novel by Chris Orlet, will be published by its imprint All Due Respect on July 20, 2018 in trade paperback and ebook formats.

About A TASTE OF SHOTGUN …

In this darkly humorous small-town noir everyone has something to hide and nothing is as it seems…

Nobody likes a shakedown. Especially not Denis Carroll, proprietor of The Brass Lantern, a dive bar in a bleak southern Illinois town. Five years ago Denis gunned down a dirtbag who was attempting to hold up his bar. At least that's what the cops think.

After the shooting, Denis' hotheaded younger brother, Vince, insisted on taking the rap. No big deal. He'd plead self-defense. Case closed. What the Carrolls didn't count on was the cops discovering a huge stash of weed in a back room, locally sourced marijuana the Carrolls peddled "to make ends meet." Weed supplied by the psychotic Goodwin Brothers, Clay and Randy.

Vince ended up taking the fall for that, too.

With Vince behind bars and Denis promising to keep his nose clean, the Goodwins turn to blackmail to force the Carrolls back into the illegal drug trade. Play along or the Goodwin Brothers (one of whom witnessed the shooting at the bar) will finger Denis as a murderer.

Meanwhile the Goodwins have troubles of their own, specifically their niece, Erica. As a child, Erica witnessed her sister being sexually abused by her Uncle Clay. As a young woman, she saw her fiancé shot down at a local bar by one of the Carrolls. Erica is determined to get revenge on both men. How much better if she can kill two birds with one stone—get rid of her uncle and pin his murder on that murderous bar owner?

Meet the author …

Chris Orlet is the author of the crime novel In the Pines (New Pulp Press). He lives in St. Louis with his wife Trina and their son and daughter.

All Due Respect has brought you low-life literature since 2010, publishing down and dirty novellas, novels, and short story collections from the best writers in crime fiction. Learn more at AllDueRespectBooks.com.

Celebrating seven years as an independent publisher of award-winning literary and crime fiction, Down & Out Books (https://downandoutbooks.com) is based in Tampa, Florida. For more information about the book, to request a review copy of the book, or to inquire about an interview with the author, contact lance@downandoutbooks.com.