To Bring My Shadow

This haunting hardboiled tale follows detective Frank Slim Fat Pinson and his partner as they try to unravel the vexing mystery surrounding a who-done-it drug murder in San Diego. Frank Slim Fat Pinson is your regular hardboiled murder cop-hell Franks a cliché. His wife is dead after jumping from a bridge and hes a mal-practicing Catholic. Hes tough as nails. Hard as sin. Except not. When Frank and his partner Skinny Slade Ryerson catch a cartel murder case theyre sucked into a black hell of political corruption with ties to Santa Muerte. And Frank-a man who knows himself so well-spins into an epic crisis of faith. The first detective novel from acclaimed pulp writer Matt Phillips introduces readers to a fascinating character of indefensible fault immense morality and incalculable demise. Praise for TO BRING MY SHADOW: Phillips gets better with each book using crime as a vehicle to penetrate the depths of the human soul... -Travis Richardson Derringer winner and author of Bloodshot & BruisedAn outstanding hardboiled police thriller full of intrigue corruption murder existential dilemmas and more. One of the best and most prolific contemporary authors working-make room on your bookshelf for Frank Pinson and Slade Ryerson. -Andrew Davie author of Pavement and OuroborosIn To Bring My Shadow Phillips treats readers to the down-and-dirtiest whodunnit theyll ever read. Gritty post-modern and self-aware this detective novel introduces readers to Frank Pinson and Slade Ryerson (the suave Watson to Frank Pinsons slovenly self-destructive Holmes). Lets be clear: this aint no tea-cozy and hardboiled doesnt quite cut it either. Some of the central tropes are Tarantinoesque and Phillips dialog and eye for detail bring to mind The Wire. But this is something else-something unclean cheeky and fun. Have a go. -Steve Lambert author of Philisteens Relentless gritty and heart-pounding...To Bring My Shadow reads like a fast-paced novelization of a banger episode of The First 48. An authentic portrayal of San Diego fantastic characterization and Phillips sharp-as-a-knife writing skill make this a must-read. -Curtis Ippolito author of Burying The Newspaper Man