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Hubba-Hubba Holiday: Edgar "Doc" Holiday, #2
Hollow-Point Holiday: Edgar "Doc" Holiday, #3
Hush-Hush Holiday: Edgar "Doc" Holiday, #1
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Edgar "Doc" Holiday Series

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Hard Noir Holiday: A Doc Holiday Private Investigator Mystery (Book 4)

 

Welcome to rattlesnake country.
Where a certain desert rat type is far deadlier
than a diamondback.

 

When L.A. Private Investigator Edgar "Doc" Holiday arrives at the home of an old friend in Tucson, Arizona, instinct tells him something is wrong: the car isn't in the driveway, fresh blood is dripping from a handprint on the doorjamb and no one appears to be in, not even the family dog.

But soon Doc makes a discovery far from the happy reunion he'd imagined, when he finds his friend's limp and lifeless body in the bathtub. Devastated, he vows to hunt down those responsible for her merciless killing as more horrifying murders follow in her wake.

And then an unsolved investigation begins to resurface that takes him and his associates to the other side of the US/Mexico border and a cartel stronghold.

 

Can Doc learn the truth behind their twisted connection in his biggest and most disturbing case yet?

 

Hard Noir is the fourth book in the heart-pounding Doc Holiday mystery series by the inimitable Kirk Alex. Perfect for crime thriller readers and fans of Jo Nesbo, Lee Child, Tana French, Sean Chercover and Derek Raymond.

 

 "Kirk Alex gets right down to it. There's not a wasted word. If you don't know his work, you should." (Throwback & Backlash: Love Lust & Murder series) – Mark SaFranko, author of Lounge Lizard

LanguageEnglish
PublisherKirk Alex
Release dateJul 21, 2021
Hubba-Hubba Holiday: Edgar "Doc" Holiday, #2
Hollow-Point Holiday: Edgar "Doc" Holiday, #3
Hush-Hush Holiday: Edgar "Doc" Holiday, #1

Titles in the series (4)

  • Hush-Hush Holiday: Edgar "Doc" Holiday, #1

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    Hush-Hush Holiday: Edgar "Doc" Holiday, #1
    Hush-Hush Holiday: Edgar "Doc" Holiday, #1

    Hush-Hush Holiday: A Doc Holiday Private Investigator Mystery Solving mysteries is his business. And business just got personal.   When hard up L.A. private investigator Edgar "Doc" Holiday learns that his ex-fiancé Candy Leigh Parker has gone missing he's hesitant to get involved. Mixing business with matters of the heart as complicated as his isn't worth it. But then the first in a series of heinous murders takes place and Doc is forced to revisit his dark past as he traces Candy's last movements. What he discovers disturbs him: the Candy he once knew is a far cry from the troubled woman who has since disappeared. As he weaves his way through a corrupt and twisted world of debauchery, Doc's concern for his former flame intensifies. Those who might know something claim to know nothing, and it soon becomes clear that no one can be trusted. Now with a target on his back, Doc is next in the firing line. Can he find Candy before it's too late? What's more, does Candy even want to be found? Hush-Hush Holiday is the first book in the heart-pounding Doc Holiday mystery series by the inimitable Kirk Alex. Perfect for crime thriller readers and fans of Jo Nesbo, Lee Child, Tana French, Sean Chercover and Derek Raymond.        "Kirk Alex gets right down to it. There's not a wasted word. If you don't know his work, you should." (Throwback & Backlash: Love Lust & Murder series) – Mark SaFranko, author of Lounge Lizard

  • Hubba-Hubba Holiday: Edgar "Doc" Holiday, #2

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    Hubba-Hubba Holiday: Edgar "Doc" Holiday, #2
    Hubba-Hubba Holiday: Edgar "Doc" Holiday, #2

    Hubba-Hubba Holiday: A Doc Holiday Private Investigator Mystery (Book 2) Obsession, fame, murder. Hollywood could destroy them all.   It's beating down with rain as Private Investigator Edgar "Doc" Holiday drives past the sprawling mansions of Beverly Hills to meet with renowned movie producer Francis Tracton. The star of his latest project is missing; an invaluable dog named Titus. But when Doc reaches Tracton's illustrious property, he discovers something far more fitting for a horror film than real life: a dead body that's so severely disfigured it's no longer recognizable. Not only must Doc piece together the case of the runaway hound, he must now immerse himself in the dizzying and deadly heights of Hollywood to learn what became of Tracton. Why would someone want to murder him? The harder Doc searches for answers, the further he finds himself from the truth as a series of self-destructive, fame hungry suspects step out of the darkness and into the limelight. Someone out there has blood on their hands and they'll do whatever it takes to make it to the top. Even if that means killing anyone who gets in their way. Hubba-Hubba Holiday is the second book in the heart-pounding Doc Holiday mystery series by the inimitable Kirk Alex. Perfect for crime thriller readers and fans of Jo Nesbo, Lee Child, Tana French, Sean Chercover and Derek Raymond.    "Kirk Alex gets right down to it. There's not a wasted word. If you don't know his work, you should." (Throwback & Backlash: Love Lust & Murder series) – Mark SaFranko, author of Lounge Lizard

  • Hollow-Point Holiday: Edgar "Doc" Holiday, #3

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    Hollow-Point Holiday: Edgar "Doc" Holiday, #3
    Hollow-Point Holiday: Edgar "Doc" Holiday, #3

    Hollow-Point Holiday: A Doc Holiday Private Investigator Mystery (Book 3) Money talks. But who will pay the price?   The sky is dark and heavy when Private Investigator Edgar "Doc" Holiday discovers the body of Hollywood's most famous animal trainer at a ranch in the San Fernando Valley. Titus, the canine star of a major motion picture is still missing, and his disappearance is costing the movie business more than just money.   But as Doc continues his search for the invaluable dog, he soon unearths a deadly secret more complex and twisted than he could ever have imagined: someone is trying to sabotage the biggest blockbuster of the year and the lives of many are at their mercy.   At every turn in the case, another barbaric murder takes place and the number of guilty suspects is growing drastically.   Can Doc catch the ruthless Hollywood killer before another victim is claimed? Or will this labyrinthine investigation destroy him first…   Hollow-Point Holiday is the third book in the heart-pounding Doc Holiday mystery series by the inimitable Kirk Alex. Perfect for crime thriller readers and fans of Jo Nesbo, Lee Child, Tana French, Sean Chercover and Derek Raymond.    "Kirk Alex gets right down to it. There's not a wasted word. If you don't know his work, you should." (Throwback & Backlash: Love Lust & Murder series) – Mark SaFranko, author of Lounge Lizard

  • Hard Noir Holiday: Edgar "Doc" Holiday, #4

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    Hard Noir Holiday: Edgar "Doc" Holiday, #4
    Hard Noir Holiday: Edgar "Doc" Holiday, #4

    Hard Noir Holiday: A Doc Holiday Private Investigator Mystery (Book 4)   Welcome to rattlesnake country. Where a certain desert rat type is far deadlier than a diamondback.   When L.A. Private Investigator Edgar "Doc" Holiday arrives at the home of an old friend in Tucson, Arizona, instinct tells him something is wrong: the car isn't in the driveway, fresh blood is dripping from a handprint on the doorjamb and no one appears to be in, not even the family dog. But soon Doc makes a discovery far from the happy reunion he'd imagined, when he finds his friend's limp and lifeless body in the bathtub. Devastated, he vows to hunt down those responsible for her merciless killing as more horrifying murders follow in her wake. And then an unsolved investigation begins to resurface that takes him and his associates to the other side of the US/Mexico border and a cartel stronghold.   Can Doc learn the truth behind their twisted connection in his biggest and most disturbing case yet?   Hard Noir is the fourth book in the heart-pounding Doc Holiday mystery series by the inimitable Kirk Alex. Perfect for crime thriller readers and fans of Jo Nesbo, Lee Child, Tana French, Sean Chercover and Derek Raymond.    "Kirk Alex gets right down to it. There's not a wasted word. If you don't know his work, you should." (Throwback & Backlash: Love Lust & Murder series) – Mark SaFranko, author of Lounge Lizard

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Kirk Alex

Instead of boring you with a bunch of dull background info, how about if I mention a few films/singers/musicians and books/authors I have enjoyed over the years.Am an Elvis Presley fan from way back. Always liked James Brown, Motown, Carmen McRae, Eva Cassidy, Meat Loaf, Booker T. & the MGs, CCR. Doors are also a favorite.Some novels that rate high on my list: A Confederacy of Dunces by John Kennedy Toole; Hunger by Knut Hamsun; Street Players by Donald Goines (a street noir masterpiece, a work of art, & other novels by the late awesome Goines); If He Hollers Let Him Go by the incredible Chester Himes. (Note: Himes at his best was as good as Hemingway at his best. But of course, due to racism in the great US of A, he was given short-shrift. Had to move to France to be treated with respect. Kind of sad.Am white by the way, but injustice is injustice & I feel a need to point it out. There were so many geniuses of color who were mistreated and taken advantage of. Breaks your effing heart. I have done what I have been able to support talent (no matter what the artists skin color was/is) over the years by purchasing records & books by talented folks, be they white/black/Hispanic/Asian, whatever. Like I said: Talent is talent, is the way I have always felt. The arts (in all their forms) keep us as humans civilized, hopefully). Anyway, I need to get off the soap box.Most of the novels by Mark SaFranko (like Lounge Lizard and Hating Olivia; his God Bless America is one of the best memoirs I have ever read, up there with Ham on Rye by Buk);The Sun Also Rises by Ernest Hemingway; A Farewell to Arms also by Ernie; Mooch by Dan Fante (& other novels of his); Post Office by Charles Bukowski; The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath; the great plays of Eugene O., like Iceman Cometh, Long Days––this system has a problem with the apostrophe, so will leave it out––Journey Into Night, Touch of the Poet; Journey to the End of the Night by Ferdinand Celine (not to be confused by the Eugene O. play); Postman Only Rings Twice by James M. Cain; the factory crime novels of Derek Raymond (superior to the overrated Raymond Chandler & his tiresome similes & metaphors any day of the week; Jack Ketchum; Edgar Allan Poe; The Reader by Bernhard Schlink; Nobody/s Angel by Jack Clark; The Professor and the Madman by Simon Winchester, et al.Filmmakers: Akira Kurosawa (Ihiru; Yojimbo); John Ford (almost anything by him); horror flicks: Maniac by William Lustig and Joe Spinnell; original Night of the Living Dead; original Texas Chainsaw Massacre; original When a Stranger Calls; The 400 Blows by Francois T.; the thrillers of Claude Chabrol; A Man Escaped by Bresson; the Japanese Zatoichi films;Tokyo Story by Ozu . . . and many other books, films and jazz musicians like the amazing tenor sax player Gene Ammons; Sonny Rollins, Chet Baker, Jack Sheldon, Stan Getz, Paul Desmond; singers like the incomparable Sarah Vaughan, Shirley Horn, Dion Warwick; Al Green, Elmore James, Lightnin Hopkins . . . to give you some idea.However, these days though, tv does not exist at all for me, nor do I care for most movies, in that I would much rather pick up a well-written book. I get more of a kick from reading than I do watching some actor pretend to be something he is not.Having said that, I confess that as a young man I did my share of wasting time watching the idiot box and spent my share of money going to the flicks. But those days are long gone, in that there is no interest in movies (be they cranked out by the Hollywood machine, or elsewhere).Final conclusion when it comes to celluloid? Movies are nothing more than a big waste of time (no matter who makes them). Reading feeds the brain, while movies puts the brain to sleep. There it is.

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