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After twenty years behind bars, Jovan “Joe” Stojkovich is back on the streets of Metropolisville-a city where justice is crooked, loyalty is bought, and the past never stays buried.
All Joe wants is to reconnect with his younger brother and settle an old score. The man who betrayed him two decades ago is still out there, and Joe’s not interested in forgiveness. But revenge in a city like Metropolisville doesn’t come easy. Everyone’s got an angle. And Joe’s got nothing to lose.
GUN SMOKE is a gritty, blood-soaked entry in the Butcher Boy neo-noir crime anthology-a series set in America’s most dangerous city, where the line between cop and criminal vanished long ago.
Also in the Metropolisville series: Fat Cat, Fender Bender, Sputnik Baby, Pig Killer, and the one that started it all-Butcher Boy.
Author Biography
James Dargan is the author of over thirty books spanning crime, noir, satire, historical fiction, and literary fiction. Known for razor-sharp dialogue, vivid characters, and a knack for weaving grit with dark humour, his work ranges from the hard-boiled streets of the Napoleon Clancy thrillers to the sprawling crime sagas of The Bayside City series, the evocative Latin American novels, and a host of standalone titles.
Dargan’s novels often drop readers into morally complex worlds where loyalty is fragile, justice is elusive, and survival depends on quick thinking and a little luck. Influenced by the likes of Elmore Leonard, Dennis Lehane, and Cormac McCarthy, his prose balances propulsive storytelling with atmospheric detail, creating stories that are as cinematic as they are immersive.
Whether exploring mob wars and political corruption, the quiet desperation of outsiders, or the chaos of history’s turning points, Dargan writes with an unflinching eye and a storyteller’s instinct for pacing, character, and place. His work is as much about the people caught in the crossfire as it is about the bullets themselves.
James Dargan: Writer, Raconteur, Blogger, and Journalist.
For more detailed information on the latest news on his books, please visit: jamesdargan.com
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