Steven Hartov and Ménage à Noir: 3 Short Stories
"The Deep Dive" made with Noire rum pictured with Ménage à Noir: 3 Short Stories by Steven Hartov
About the Book: You’ve happened upon three taut tales of tension, mayhem, double-dealing, and dark deeds, all penned by a master craftsman who rarely writes about someplace he hasn’t been or something he hasn’t done.
In this trilogy’s opening tale, Dead Drop, private detective and often seasick SCUBA diver J.D. Harris heads down to the beautiful Caribbean islands, hoping to find his missing partner, and instead discovers a diabolical trap and the kind of femme fatale who can give a man sweat-soaked nightmares. In The Other End of Newbury Street, Hartov takes us back to Boston in the early 1970s, where a barely surviving gumshoe and screwup named Arthur Friedland can’t seem to get even one thing right. And at last, with Pocket Litter, Hartov brings us back into his own past world of spies and terrorists and a nail-biting rendezvous where an intelligence officer is about to get himself killed because of one small slip.
These are the kinds of stories that hard-drinking writers used to pen about rough men and women, written by a pro who’s inherited the mantles of Mickey Spillane and Len Deighton. Pour yourself a tumbler of whiskey, light up a smoke, and hold onto your hats and guns.
From New York Times bestselling author STEVEN HARTOV (The Last of the Seven, The Soul of a Thief, and In the Company of Heroes) comes this collection of climactic short stories that embody the essence of noir, skillfully crafted for the modern reader.
About the Beverage: Steven recommends pairing his book with "The Deep Dive" made with Noire rum because “It's three fingers of Noire rum over rocks, a shot of Kalua, one syringe of cold espresso, and a dash of nutmeg to give it that rubbery taste of an overused SCUBA regulator. Any diver worth his or her salt will tell you that rum's the after-ocean preference of pirates and treasure hunters. And rum was also Hemingways's go-to hooch, so I'm good.”
About the Author: STEVEN HARTOV is the co-author of the New York Times bestseller "In the Company of Heroes," as well as "The Soul of a Thief" and "The Last of the Seven." For six years, he served as editor-in-chief of Special Operations Report and has appeared on CNN, MSNBC, Fox, and the History Channel. A former Merchant Marine sailor, Israel Defense Forces paratrooper, and task force commander in the New York Guard, his works are recommended readings by the US Army War College.
Ménage à Noir: 3 Short Stories is available in print and eBook. Order here on Amazon: https://a.co/d/2d2PPA8
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