LONG TIME GONE

Nashville PI Jackson Gamble had worked for bail-bonder Fat Wally before. And he’d rounded up Tommy Mack before. So, Gamble figured, it would be a cinch to round him up again. But that’s not quite how things go this time around. Then, in the midst of Gamble’s lackadaisical search for Tommy Mack, a beautiful woman who smells of irises walks into his office and asks him to find her professor husband, four years disappeared. Gamble takes the case, unaware that he is about to step into a deadly quagmire of crime culled from every level of society. Peeling the skin off secrets one by one, Gamble shows the reader where petty criminals, academic life, lost husbands, lawyers, big crime, and, sadly, the death of innocents all meet.

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“As always, Gregory Stout’s intricate plot, clever sleuthing, and great dialogue kept me reading Long Time Gone a long time into the night. Fans and new readers of Stout’s work will applaud his protagonist’s willingness to take on a challenge, his determination in the face of impossible odds, and his loyalty to both his friends and his craft. If I were ever in a tight situation, I’d want Jackson Gamble on my side.” 

~ Skye Alexander, author of the Lizzie Crane Mystery Series

“Greg Stout has created an intricate, tightly written plot that splits open Nashville’s underbelly; and he simultaneously intertwines the plot with protagonist Gamble’s tenderly unconventional love story. Add to this Stout’s clear-cut descriptions of places and people, a quirky humor that makes one burst out in laughter, and the reader is sure to call for more Jackson Gamble.” 

~ Libi Siporin, author of the Leah Contarini Series