101

<p>On the cusp of pot legalization in California Jerry runs afoul of some San Francisco bikers in the marijuana game. He flees straight up Highway 101 to Humboldt County to hide out deep in the hills at Vic’s a reclusive pot farmer and old pal of his tough-as-nails mother. But trouble finds Jerry no matter where he goes and soon the bikers a pair of stone killers and a Russian weed tycoon named Vlad the Inhaler are all hot on Jerry’s trail.<br /><br />Fallout from the unfolding chaos piques the interest of SFPD detective Roland Mackie when he learns Jerry’s host Vic is somehow involved. It opens a twenty-year-old wound an unsolved case called the Fulton Street Massacre and Mackie is willing to do whatever it takes to get a pair of cuffs on the elusive Vic.<br /><br />When Jerry and his protectors are chased off the mountain and back down the 101 to an inevitable showdown back in the Bay he learns Vic is much more than his host he’s a mentor his mother’s hero and the toughest man he’s ever met.<br /><br />With an unforgettable cast of characters and an action-packed plot <em>101</em> is a wild ride through Northern California’s “emerald triangle.”<br /><br />Praise for <em>101</em>:<br /><br />“A story told in the unadorned hard-boiled style of Hammett and Chandler and as the narrative works its way to the blood-soaked conclusion it comes clear that this is in its way a story of relationships. A nice twist on a genre staple.” —<em>Booklist</em><br /><br />“Tom Pitts is fast becoming the underworld bard of the Bay Area and <em>101</em> is his best yet. The cast of characters is rich and the subject matter—the marijuana biz in Humboldt County on the cusp of legalization—could not be more timely. Plenty of violent action betrayal and tough talk. Reading <em>101</em> will give you a contact high. Get this book NOW.” —T.J. English author of <em>The Corporation</em> and <em>The Westies</em><br /><br />“Throw out everything you know about crime fiction. Tom Pitts author of <em>Hustle</em> and <em>American Static</em> returns with a plot stickier than an ounce of Humboldt County’s finest. <em>101</em> is typical Tom Pitts the kind of novel that proves he’ll forever and ever have followers trailing behind him begging for one more hit.” —Eryk Pruitt author of <em>What We Reckon</em></p>