New in April from Down & Out Books: GIRL IN A DUMPSTER by David Housewright

TAMPA, Fla. - April 28, 2025 - PRLog -- Down & Out Books is pleased to announce that GIRL IN A DUMPSTER, a Holland Taylor Mystery by David Housewright, has been published on April 28, 2025 in hardcover and ebook formats.

About GIRL IN A DUMPSTER …

Party girl Henrietta Weller wakes up one morning in a dumpster behind a bar in Minneapolis' notorious north side with no memory of how she got there. She hires Taylor and his partner Sidney Poitier Fredericks to get answers. And revenge. "So there's no misunderstanding later—someone threw me away like so much garbage. Someone is going to pay for that."

Taylor soon discovers that the woman was kidnapped and ransomed back to her mother. What's more, she wasn't the only victim. A sophisticated kidnapping ring has targeted the daughters of Minnesota's rich and famous—and infamous. Taylor and Freddie insist that the FBI be informed. However, a financial guru and fixer for the families demands that the incidents be dealt with and forgotten. Until there's another kidnapping. And another. And Taylor and Freddie are forced to take matters into their own hands—no matter what the cost.

Critical acclaim for GIRL IN A DUMPSTER …

"Girl in a Dumpster marks the return of Holland Taylor and what a welcome return it is! Not to be missed!" —D.M. Barr, author of the domestic thriller Deadly When Disturbed

"I wished I had written it… a riveting, edge of your seat gumshoe thriller in the tradition of Sam Spade." —Vincent Zandri, New York Times and USA Today bestselling Thriller and Shamus Award-winning author of Moonlight Weeps

"A gritty but surprisingly heartfelt PI novel; the kind you thought they don't write anymore, but David Housewright does." — Scott McCrea, author of Targets West

"A solid, traditional private eye story filled with plenty of twists and turns and featuring a solid, traditional private eye—the tough guy with a soft center who plays by his own rules." —Austin Camacho, Coordinator, Creatures, Crimes & Creativity Con

Meet the author …

A past president of the Private Eye Writers of America, DAVID HOUSEWRIGHT is best known for his Rushmore McKenzie and Holland Taylor detective novels, as well as other tales of murder and mayhem in the Midwest. He earned the Edgar Award from the Mystery Writers of America, a Shamus nomination from the PWA, and three Minnesota Books Awards.

In its fourteenth year 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 info@downandoutbooks.com.