Pot Shot
Potshot, the fourth McMorrow mystery, delves deep into backwoods pot-growing and drug-dealing and the damage that comes when big, urban traffickers enter the picture. Jack alternates between the back-to-landers living communally on the outskirts of Florence, Maine, and confrontations with urban gangsters moving in on the product—and the people who Jack comes to know. Cronies at a county fair, an assassination attempt, and hostages are only a few of the challenges McMorrow has to face in this fast-paced addition to the McMorrow legacy. Library Journal says, “Along with snappy dialog that propels the story, Boyle presents an ensemble of likable characters. A sure thing for anyone who has enjoyed Robert Parker’s Spenser.”
Gerry Boyle
Like many crime novelists, Gerry Boyle began his writing career in newspapers—the best training ground ever. After graduating from Colby College, Gerry knocked around, including stints as a roofer, a postman, and a manuscript reader at a New York publisher. His first reporting job was at a weekly in the paper mill town of Rumford, Maine. After a few months it was on to the (Waterville, Maine) Morning Sentinel, where editors learned early on that he worked best when left to his own devices. He wrote about stuff he saw in police stations, courtrooms, in the towns and cities of Maine. That experience led to Deadline, his first novel in 1993. With an assist from Robert B. Parker, Gerry landed a top-flight literary agent and begin to steadily write books starring Jack McMorrow and drawing upon his experiences as a crime reporter. In May 2015, Once Burned will become the 10th book in the Jack McMorrow Mystery series. Gerry lives in central Maine.
