The Deadly Cotton Heart

<b>Exceptional characterization strong and vigorous prose and a glimpse into a place and time that has long since disappeared. <i>Mystery Scene Magazine</i><p>Dennis may not have made literature of Hardman but he damn sure touched on it more than a time or two Joe R. Lansdale New York Times author of the <i>Hap & Leonard</i> series </b><p>The eighth novel in the legendary Hardman series. Ex-cop Jim Hardman and ex-NFL player Hump Evans will do anything for a buck short of murder. But this time that's exactly the service that Hardman is offering. He's posing as a hitman in a sting being run by his only friend left on the Atlanta PD. The scam goes fatally wrong and Hardman becomes the guy with the target on his back...<p>A lightning-paced crime story packed with irreverence and loads of action. <i>Publishers Weekly</i><p>Among the best series books around. The dialogue is marvelously realistic. <i>Philadelphia Daily News</i><p> Ralph Dennis has mastered the genre and supplied top entertainment. <i>The New York Times</i><p>Hardman is not your typical PI. He is not that good looking; a bit on the pudgy side in fact. His methods are unorthodox and he often plays both sides of the law when working a case. But these and other genre-defying characteristics are what captures and holds our fascination. <i>Bookgasm</i><p> <b>This new edition includes an Afterword from author Robert J. Randisi founder of the Private Eye Writers of America</b>