The Boots Are Red

"At this point? Everyone is a suspect." "One thing about Kate, though, was that he hated everyone just the same." "It was ten, maybe fifteen seconds til they got around the car, guns drawn. But it felt like an eternity." Ron Cavanaugh flew a fighter over Korea, at one point taking shrapnel, and then spent time recovering in England. He thought coming home, a home he left in anger before joining the Air Force, would be a break from the violence. Until he found out that his mentor, a grizzled, cynical old gumshoe named Kate Nass, had been murdered. There were no answers forthcoming from the residents of the small town, or their police. Ron began looking for answers on his own. What he discovered was more than he expected. A criminal conspiracy, running deep and with deeper pockets. Drugs, weapons, and sex -- all for sale, all under the table, and all at the expense of the innocent citizens of Escagoula Point. And all protected from on high. Audrey Carmen, his leggy love interest, served as an interesting distraction... or did she? The first book in the Cigars and Legs series, The Boots Are Red introduces Ron, his companions, his city, and his enemies. Set in the 1950s, Ron has to deal with the limitations of technology as he persues anwers, and he has to deal with a police force governed by a man distrustful of him and with no interest in solving the Kate Nass Murder. Ron also has to deal with himself: his feelings for Audrey, and his frustration at the progress and process involved in bringing the conspiracy down and the conspirators to justice. The sequel, The Boots Come Off, is out now!