Bad Boy Boogie
A Jay Desmarteaux Crime Thriller
by Thomas Pluck
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Pub Date Mar 20 2017 | Archive Date Mar 27 2017
Description
When Jay Desmarteaux steps out of from prison after serving twenty-five years for murdering a vicious school bully, he tries to follow his convict mentor’s advice: the best revenge is living well.
But questions gnaw at his gut: Where have his folks disappeared to? Why do old friends want him gone? And who wants him dead?
Teaming with his high school sweetheart turned legal Valkyrie, a hulking body shop bodybuilder, and a razor-wielding gentleman’s club house mother, Jay will unravel a tangle of deception all the way back to the bayous where he was born. With an iron-fisted police chief on his tail and a ruthless mob captain at his throat, he’ll need his wits, his fists, and his father’s trusty Vietnam war hatchet to hack his way through a toxic jungle of New Jersey corruption that makes the gator-filled swamps of home feel like the shallow end of the kiddie pool.
Advance Praise
“Thomas Pluck has launched himself into the rare category of…must read novels…must re-read…must tell all and sundry about. It is that fine, that compelling. Just tremendous.” —Ken Bruen, author of the Shamus and Macavity Award-winning Jack Taylor mysteries.s
“Thomas Pluck’s Bad Boy Boogie is a vivid dose of New Jersey noir with heart, soul and muscle.” —Wallace Stroby, author of the Crissa Stone series.
“My first Thomas Pluck novel won’t be my last. Bad Boy Boogie is a superb, taut, little thriller that hits all the right notes and sustains its central conceits to the very last page.” —Adrian McKinty, author of the Sean Duffy trilogies.
“Tough, tight, and taut, Bad Boy Boogie is a standout. Thomas Pluck is a writer who knows his dark territory inside and out. A damn fine read from start to finish.” —Hilary Davidson, bestselling author of The Damage Done, The Next One to Fall and Evil in All Its Disguises.
“Beautiful bad-assery. Full of lyrical longing for a youth unfulfilled and the brutal truth of an adulthood gone dangerously wrong. Brilliant. Thomas Pluck may well be the bastard love child of James Lee Burke and Richard Stark.” —Josh Stallings, author of Anthony and Lefty Award-nominated Young Americans, and the Mo McGuire series.
“Thomas Pluck is a crime writer to watch. Steeped in the genre’s grand tradition but with heart and bravado all his own, his writing is lean, smart and irresistibly compelling.” —Megan Abbott, author of You Will Know Me and Queenpin.
“Thomas Pluck’s writing is high performance. He doesn’t waste a sentence, a word, or an idea propelling his story forward in a way that drives like he’s behind the wheel of a precision car built by Eddie Bunker and tricked out by Andrew Vachss. Pluck juxtaposes Jay Desmarteaux’s past and present in a way that gives this tough guy protagonist the kind of real flesh and bone—and most of all heart and intention—that other writers can only aspire to. I’ve been a fan of his writing for a long time, but Bad Boy Boogie is the kind of explosive book that makes life-long fans. I guarantee I won’t ever miss a thing Thomas Pluck puts out, and neither should you!” —Bracken MacLeod, author of Stranded and Mountain Home.
Available Editions
| EDITION | Paperback |
| ISBN | 9781943402595 |
| PRICE | $18.95 (USD) |
Featured Reviews
Kim R, Reviewer
This may not be everyone's cup of tea but it was right up my alley. Pluck writes with an endearing passion that makes the story a total pleasure to read. Gritty and raw, I couldn't put this one down.
Having grown up in the mid-atlantic myself, a lot of the fluff in this book was relatable for me. There's a scene where two characters are sharing cold rich frosted chocolate Entenmann's donuts and remarking about the "snap" of the chocolate shell. That chocolate shell snapping is absolutely one of my favorite food sensations. Having grown up fighting my father for the last donut in the box, I still enjoy a box of these sugar bombs once in awhile. It was nice to read that someone else has had the same blissful experience. Had to stop reading myself and read that passage out loud to my husband who thought I had written it myself :)
I sincerely hope Pluck decides to make this one a series. Would love to read about Jay's next adventures.
Perfect choice for fans of Joe Lansdale.
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