The Penguin Sleeps With The Fishes: The Yellow and Bird Mysteries, #1

By Russ Crossley

A strange, alternate world sits on the edge of environmental collapse and someone murders notorious criminal, The Penguin.

Private detective, Frank Yellow and Bird (aka FYI) are called in to investigate. They soon discover the stakes are higher than they first suspected, and very personal. 

An unusual tale of murder where the world has become an unfamiliar and unfriendly place.

• Language: English
• Publisher: 53rd Street Publishing
• Release date: Sep 14, 2017
• ISBN: 9781386209751

Russ Crossley

International selling author, Russ Crossley writes science fiction and fantasy, and mystery/suspense under the name R.G. Crossley. His latest science fiction satire set in the far future, Revenge of the Lushites, is a sequel to Attack of the Lushites released in 2011. The latest title in the series was released in the fall of 2013. Both titles are available in e-book and trade paperback. He has sold several short stories that have appeared in anthologies from various publishers including; WMG Publishing, Pocket Books, and St. Martins Press. He is a member of SF Canada and is past president of the Greater Vancouver Chapter of Romance Writers of America. He is also an alumni of the Oregon Coast Professional Fiction Writers Master Class taught by award winning author/editors, Kristine Katherine Rusch and Dean Wesley Smith. Feel free to contact him on Facebook, Twitter, or his website http:www.russcrossley.com.  He loves to hear from readers  

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The Penguin Sleeps With The Fishes

The Penguin Sleeps With The Fishes

A Yellow and Bird Mystery

Russ Crossley

53rd Street Publishing

The Penguin Sleeps With The Fishes

A Yellow and Bird Mystery

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Russ Crossley

Published by 53rd Street Publishing

Copyright 2014 Russ Crossley

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Cover art copyright © rolffimages/depositphotos

Cover designed by R. Edgewood

Cover design and layout copyright 2017 by 53rd Street Publishing

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www.53rdstreetpublishing.com

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This is a work of fiction. Any similarities to persons living or dead are purely coincidental.

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The Penguin Sleeps With The Fishes

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The Penguin Sleeps With The Fishes

A Yellow & Bird Mystery

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From my perch I watched Frank’s face in the mirror over the cheaply made veneer dresser. The dresser was pushed against the wall at the end of the bed of our rent-by-the-hour hotel room. He carefully shaved the two day’s worth of grey and black stubble off his product-of-the-mean-streets puss. In between strokes of the straight razor he wiped the edge of the blade