Psychologist and talk show host Mick Callahan owes his buddy from the Navy Seals. Big time. So when Bud “Bone” Stone comes asking for help, Callahan, despite some problems of his own, simply cannot refuse. It seems Stone cut some corners trying to make a fast buck. Now he’s a big mess involving some small time con men, a lot of missing money, and a Vegas wise guy. It all seems simple at first. “Bone” just wants Callahan to an eye on his ex-mistress, a girl named Brandi DeLillo. He can’t be around to do it himself, because has to find a couple hundred thousand dollars to pay off mob boss Big Paul Pesci.
Callahan reluctantly agrees to watch the girl. He summons his eccentric friends to assist, and tries to get back to his career. But when Bud Stone decides the fastest way to fix the problem is to steal drug money from a local gang leader, all hell breaks loose. A surprising new character enters Mick’s life. Brandi DeLillo disappears. Mick gets kidnapped, beaten and dragged to the construction site of an eye-popping new casino in Nevada’s Valley of Fire. There are sinister strippers, murdered goons and weird bodyguards. We meet a giant European hit man and a mysterious gambler called ET. Once again, poor Mick is up to his neck in violence. Only this time he’s also on the run from both the mob and the law.
One of the Wicked, the third novel in the Mick Callahan series, is a page-turning and compulsively readable thriller that will keep you guessing to the very last scene.
New Mystery Reader said of award-winning author Harry Shannon's series character Mick Callahan, "Mick is all we love to see in a fallen hero; vulnerable, insightful, and just simply a likable guy." Media psychologist Callahan is a failed Navy Seal, a recovering alcoholic and a loyal friend. He's also a man with a hot temper and a talent for getting himself into trouble.
"Mick Callahan is a man with a past, a mean right hook, and a radio talk show. He's pretty good at giving people advice - just not necessarily good at taking it. The strength of this series is in its central characters, flawed, human, often funny, sometimes tragic, and the relationships among them."
--Mystery Scene
"Callahan is a fresh new voice, a flawed Everyman hero who knows his own demons and his own limitations yet is strong enough to overcome. This series stands with some of the very best noir mystery fiction around."
--Horror World
"Mick Callahan is not only likeable (as deemed by Library Journal) but he manages to endear himself as a very realistic hero, with a strong sense of purpose and an equal dash of vulnerability."
--Cemetery Dance
"A flawed and edgy hero. Dark wit, excellent writing and action-packed pace."
-The Rap Sheet, January Magazine
"Mick's road to redemption is wry, bittersweet and altogether touching."
--New Mystery Reader
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Callahan reluctantly agrees to watch the girl. He summons his eccentric friends to assist, and tries to get back to his career. But when Bud Stone decides the fastest way to fix the problem is to steal drug money from a local gang leader, all hell breaks loose. A surprising new character enters Mick’s life. Brandi DeLillo disappears. Mick gets kidnapped, beaten and dragged to the construction site of an eye-popping new casino in Nevada’s Valley of Fire. There are sinister strippers, murdered goons and weird bodyguards. We meet a giant European hit man and a mysterious gambler called ET. Once again, poor Mick is up to his neck in violence. Only this time he’s also on the run from both the mob and the law.
One of the Wicked, the third novel in the Mick Callahan series, is a page-turning and compulsively readable thriller that will keep you guessing to the very last scene.
New Mystery Reader said of award-winning author Harry Shannon's series character Mick Callahan, "Mick is all we love to see in a fallen hero; vulnerable, insightful, and just simply a likable guy." Media psychologist Callahan is a failed Navy Seal, a recovering alcoholic and a loyal friend. He's also a man with a hot temper and a talent for getting himself into trouble.
"Mick Callahan is a man with a past, a mean right hook, and a radio talk show. He's pretty good at giving people advice - just not necessarily good at taking it. The strength of this series is in its central characters, flawed, human, often funny, sometimes tragic, and the relationships among them."
--Mystery Scene
"Callahan is a fresh new voice, a flawed Everyman hero who knows his own demons and his own limitations yet is strong enough to overcome. This series stands with some of the very best noir mystery fiction around."
--Horror World
"Mick Callahan is not only likeable (as deemed by Library Journal) but he manages to endear himself as a very realistic hero, with a strong sense of purpose and an equal dash of vulnerability."
--Cemetery Dance
"A flawed and edgy hero. Dark wit, excellent writing and action-packed pace."
-The Rap Sheet, January Magazine
"Mick's road to redemption is wry, bittersweet and altogether touching."
--New Mystery Reader
