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Chasing Smoke Coming Fall 2008 from Bleak House Books
Lee Lofland, author of Howdunit: Police Procedure & Investigation Portland homicide detective Skin Kadash just wants to survive treatment for bladder cancer long enough to get back to work. But when his partner asks him to look into a series of deaths, he’s not interested — he's sick and doesn't need the grief — until she tells him the victims all suffered from cancer and all were being treated by the same doctor treating Skin. The police have closed the books on the deaths, all apparent suicides, yet a mysterious young woman, daughter of the first victim, surfaces and insists that the dead men were all murdered. Before her story can be probed more deeply, she disappears, leaving Kadash with no support from the cops and little to go on except a nagging belief the missing woman knew more than she revealed. Kadash is left to chase elusive leads among the bitter and broken widows of the dead men. Struggling with his own illness and with a growing rift between himself and his partner, Kadash finds himself entangled in a web of resentment, jealousy, and deceit. Ultimately, he finds that not is he only seeking a missing woman and the truth about the dead men, but also the meaning of his own life in the face of his impending mortality. “CHASING SMOKE fulfills the promise of Lost Dog, combining the classic elements of a gripping mystery with a haunting story of human frailty, concealed corruption, and fatal passion. For my money, Bill Cameron is the rising star of crime fiction.” —Craig Johnson, author of Another Man’s Moccasins “There's plenty you're going to like about CHASING
SMOKE. It's got a Sean Doolittle, Author of Rain Dogs, The CLEANUP, and Safer “A mystery of the highest order—loaded with meaty characters with questionable motivations, a puzzle to keep you guessing, and lyrical prose that will make your heart soar. CHASING SMOKE solidly establishes Cameron as a master of suspense.” J.T. Ellison, author of All The Pretty Girls “If you like cardboard characters, simple storylines, and pat resolutions, CHASING SMOKE isn’t for you. But if you’re looking for an engaging mystery gracefully rendered, filled with surprises and featuring one of the most interesting protagonists in recent memory, pick up Bill Cameron’s terrific second novel. You won’t be disappointed.” Marcus Sakey, Author of The Blade Itself and At The City's Edge Chasing Smoke, available Fall 2008 from Bleak House Books Hardcover: 978-1-60648-018-2 — $24.95 Chasing Smoke, chapter 1. An early draft of the chapter submitted to the Willamette Writers Kay Snow Writing Contest, for which it received an honorable mention. |
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