It's 1988,
and small-town P.I. Eliot Cross is searching for his long-lost father. Then, a
CIA informant says that Dad has been in deep cover for over twenty years. Now,
the informant's been murdered and Eliot is on the run. Scrambling to clear his
name, Eliot journeys from Washington D.C. to Havana, Cuba, struggling against
deadly drug-runners, syndicate hit-men and his own violent nature. But the
worst is yet to come, as Eliot discovers his father is at the center of an
international conspiracy, a nuclear threat and a double cross...or is that a
triple cross? Veteran author John Hegenberger spins a yarn that is both an
exciting thriller and a compelling piece of "noirstalgia", expertly
recreating a sense of late-Eighties paranoia and double-dealing and painting a
vivid picture of Washington and Cuba during that era, as well as saving a
shocking twist for the very end. TRIPL3 CROSS is pure reading entertainment.
Above is the "cover blurb" for TRIPL3 CROSS.
Advance praise, based on ARCs provided by the publisher, was also provided by a couple fellows who have taken a lap or two around the PI track themselves. They had this to say:
"It’s
1988, and when p.i. Eliot Cross finds out that his father didn’t die the
way Cross had been told long ago, Cross decides to find out the truth. He
winds up in Cuba where nobody wants him to be, and he discovers not only the
truth about his father but about secrets that others would rather have hidden.
It’s a fast-moving tale of mystery and espionage that will engage you
right from the start. Check it out." – Bill Crider
“In TRIPL3
CROSS, John Hegenberger skillfully blends elements of the traditional PI
genre with those of an espionage thriller and comes up with an exciting,
entertaining tale sure to please a wide spectrum of readers. Eliot Cross is a
tough Columbus, Ohio PI with depth and complexities beyond the norm. At the
core of his hard exterior and too-quick temper is the emptiness he feels over a
father long thought dead. What ensues after he learns that his father may
actually still be alive, makes for a fast-paced thrill ride that propels Eliot
relentlessly in search of the truth, all the while dodging the Syndicate, the
CIA, and ultimately Castro’s thugs in the heart of 1988 Cuba. A great debut for
a protagonist readers are sure to want to see more of!” - Wayne D. Dundee
You'll want to check this one out. You'll be glad you did.
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