Paying for Pain

By Paul McGoran

Book Overview

A can't-put-it-down collection of noir mysteries that prove Paul McGoran a master of the genre. Stories include: The Thanks You Get - A hard guy in Las Vegas looks to his sidekick for help when the going gets tough, then shows his appreciation. Beach of the Dead - When Vinny Guyett absconds to Mexico with the union's healthcare premiums, Irvin Palazzo assigns a crew to murder him and retrieve the money. Never give the finger to a killer. Paying for Pain - Our boy Harold interviews assassins for a little project he has in mind. In the end, he realizes it's family that matters. Summer of Porkpie - Three characters narrate their involvement with Samson Porter, a.k.a. Porkpie. Spend the summer with them - first in trendy South Beach with Kristi Darnell, then in elegant Newport with Ivan Chitworth and Helena Swann. No Good Deed (a novella) - Mickey Cullion is a little ex-con who runs a storefront church in San Francisco called The Breastplate of Faith and Love. But his efforts at redemption falter when a long-kept secret is revealed, prompting a fresh round of blackmail ... and murder. No good deed goes unpunished at the Breastplate of Faith and Love.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0692594744
• ISBN13: 9780692594742
• Release Date: December 2015
• Publisher: New Pulp Press
• Length: 194 Pages
• Weight: 0.59 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.0" x 9.0"