New Release : The Devils of Bakersfield by John Shannon

The 10th book in John Shannon's Jack Liffey series, The Devils of Bakersfield published by Pegasus has recently been released. Jack Liffey is a private investigator in Los Angeles and the entire series is distinguished by an incredible hard edge that Shannon builds on with an evocative, descriptive prose.

Here's the opening paragraph of the book:

"Spin around, he thought, then open your eyes. Maybe the actors have changed, the flats depict a different scene, the props are newer, older, more chic. Context is everything. You learned your lines but you may now be Hamlet declaiming to Falstaff in a pub. Mother Courage talking to Willy Loman."

The Jack Liffey series to date:

The Concrete River (1996)
The Cracked Earth (1999)
The Poison Sky (2000)
The Orange Curtain (2001)
Streets On Fire (2002)
City Of Strangers (2003)
Terminal Island (2004)
Dangerous Games (2005)
The Dark Streets (2006)
The Devils Of Bakersfield (2008)