Blog Me Deadly
Like if Fletch met Travis McGee … and they started fighting. A short story collection about an artist and part-time private investigator.
Coming in 2024
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“He said he’d call the RCMP immediately, and that I did some good work. He also told me to get the hell away from there. I was inclined to do what he said, for once. I was standing in the middle of a downtown parking lot in someone else’s bathing suit and flip-flops. And my hair was wet.”
Meet Zack Virtue, a veteran and formerly employed janitor with a penchant for bad life choices. Scarred by his Middle East deployment, he trades his sidearm for a palette knife, determined to become a successful artist and culture influencer. It’s a long shot, but Virtue’s a stubborn guy who walks the razor’s edge of levity and melodrama.
Supporting him is Vijay Dhaliwal, a computer genius who throws the occasional security agency job his way. He tries to lure Virtue into the business, but our artist-turned-vet-turned-janitor-turned-artist wants nothing to do with Vijay’s shenanigans. Until, of course, the money runs out.
Then there’s William Lacroix, the douchebag cop who never grew up. Kind of like Peter Pan meets Joe Friday. Virtue puts up with his attitude in exchange for access to the police.
In this collection of short works, Zack Virtue tries to navigate the seedy world of private investigation, while half-assing his way through the seedy world of professional artists. The only thing he ever gets good at is being a magnet for bullets.
“Blog Me Deadly” is the title story, where Virtue tries to blog his psychological issues away. He finds out quickly that even a baggage-laden artist with a highly varied skill set can become a force to be reckoned with—whether he’s wielding a paintbrush or a gun.
PRAISE FOR Blog Me Deadly: Zack Virtue Stories:
“Meh, I’ve read better.”
— Joe Reviewer, Everyman Journaler
“I feel like if someone wanted to review this book, they could DM Dave, and he’d put their testimonial here. Alternately, they could fill out an ARC request form and get a free copy of the book, in return for a vague promise of a review!”
— Anna Wong, Everyman Journal
