Authorpreneur Dashboard – Terry Murphy
Weekend in Weighton
Mystery, Thriller & Suspense
First-time private investigator Eddie Greene is having a bad weekend. It’s about to get worse. When he finds the slab-cold body of his first client, he knows something’s up – he only spoke to her fifteen minutes earlier. Free-wheeling, swash-buckling, trash-talking Eddie is not just out of place in a humdrum northern town. He’s out of his depth on his first case, out of funds from a now deceased client and out of favour with Weighton’s big society. As Friday night slides into Saturday morning, each twist in the case turns a bad situation worse; the police want him for murder, the local crime boss wants him dead, the mayor wants him out of town and his girlfriend wants him out of her life. Increasingly desperate, Eddie takes on all-comers in a barnstorming bid to crack the case and clear his name. And somewhere between all the froth and fury, his affections are reclaimed by the girl who got away – but will she abide ‘til Monday?
Book Bubbles from Weekend in Weighton
My Favourite Lines
When I get asked in author interviews about my favourite lines from the book, this is the exchange I mention. The local crime boss, Jimmy, and his number one ‘heavy’, Tommy, are taking PI Eddie to a disused mill where they intend to make him ‘walk the plank’. Jimmy is explaining why Eddie’s ‘forgetfulness’ has led to his downfall.
An Amazon Reviewer’s Favourite Line
Most of my reviews on Amazon mention the snappy one-liners. One Amazon reviewer wrote: ‘I loved the lines between Eddie and the police during one of the interview scenes where Eddie is the only suspect for the killing of Mrs Porson’
It opens with a punch!
The opening lines to 'Weekend in Weighton'.
