To Hell with Johnny Manic

John Manis aka Johnny Manic isnt who he says he is. His money cant ease the burden of his dark secret. The high life he finds is a lonely life when you have to live it as someone else. If only someone could see him for who he really was. Marilyn Dupree has a strange intuition a spark of recognition when they meet. Passionate volatile and married to the wrong man her life isnt going right either. But she and Johnny have a chemistry like nitrogen and glycerin. The wiser part of me knew I should have left Johnny recalls. But knowing whats right and doing whats right are two different things especially when youre at war with instincts you cant articulate and dont understand. The important thing was that in the grocery store that morning Johnny Manic and the raven-haired Marilyn Dupree had found each other. The fuse was lit. Watching them both is the wary detective Lou Eisenfall who senses hes going to be very busy in the coming weeks. A dark tale of deception murder and psychological suspense To Hell with Johnny Manic is a throwback to the classic crime fiction of Raymond Chandler and Jim Thompson. A feverishly readable psychological noir. - Kirkus Reviews Truly riveting... One of the years best thrillers. - BestThrillers.com