Fourth down and Out : An Andy Hayes Mystery by Andrew Welsh-Huggins (2015, Trade Paperback)

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Language: English. Number of Pages: 272. Weight: 0.6 lbs. Publication Date: 2015-04-15. Publisher: Ohio University Press.

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PublisherOhio University Press
ISBN-100804011532
ISBN-139780804011532
eBay Product ID (ePID)175280503

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Book TitleFourth Down and Out : an Andy Hayes Mystery
Number of Pages272 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2015
TopicMystery & Detective / General, Mystery & Detective / Private Investigators
GenreFiction
AuthorAndrew Welsh-Huggins
Book SeriesAndy Hayes Mysteries Ser.
FormatTrade Paperback

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Item Height0.6 in
Item Weight23.5 Oz
Item Length8.5 in
Item Width5.5 in

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Intended AudienceTrade
Dewey Edition23
Reviews"Reporter Welsh-Huggins's...debut, the first in a series, introduces Andy Hayes, a Columbus, Ohio, PI, and--for reasons explained late in the story--perhaps the most reviled former football player in Ohio State history.... The author's use of iconic Columbus landmarks and lots of Buckeye lore will appeal to O.S.U. fans." --  Publishers Weekly, "Welsh-Huggins (does) a masterful job with the book, an entertaining, easy-to-read tale worthy of Robert B. Parker." --Columbus Dispatch, " Fourth Down And Out is a tall, frosty stein of Middle-American noir, backed with a healthyshot of wry."--Bill Osinski, author of Guilty by Popular Demand and Ungodly, "With a wealth of Columbus-area color, an intriguing private detective with a shady past and more twists than many of Ohio's back roads, Fourth Down and Out represents a top-notch opener for a writer who seems destined to score big." -- Richmond Times-Dispatch, "Midwesterners and football fans will find the most enjoyment in Fourth Down and Out, but even for private eye fans at large, this is a promising new series with a lot of charm." --Black Heart Magazine  , "With a wealth of Columbus-area color, an intriguing private detective with a shady past and more twists than many of Ohio's back roads, Fourth Down and Out represents a top-notch opener for a writer who seems destined to score big."-- Richmond Times-Dispatch, " Fourth Down And Out is a tall, frosty stein of Middle-American noir, backed with a healthy shot of wry." -- Bill Osinski, author of Guilty By Popular Demand and Ungodly, "Like any other good detective novel, Fourth Down and Out has murder, dames, snappy dialogue and a tough, weary protagonist. This most entertaining fiction debut shows that noir can come in scarlet and gray." --Akron Beacon-Journal, "Reporter Welsh-Huggins's workmanlike debut, the first in a series, introduces Andy Hayes, a Columbus, Ohio, PI, and--for reasons explained late in the story--perhaps the most reviled former football player in Ohio State history.... The author's use of iconic Columbus landmarks and lots of Buckeye lore will appeal to O.S.U. fans." --  Publishers Weekly, "Like any other good detective novel, Fourth Down and Out has murder, dames, snappy dialogue and a tough, weary protagonist. This most entertaining fiction debut shows that noir can come in scarlet and gray."-- Akron Beacon-Journal, "Welsh-Huggins (does) a masterful job with the book, an entertaining, easy-to-read tale worthy of Robert B. Parker."-- Columbus Dispatch, "Welsh-Huggins (does) a masterful job with the book, an entertaining, easy-to-read tale worthy of Robert B. Parker." -- Columbus Dispatch, "Midwesterners and football fans will find the most enjoyment in Fourth Down and Out, but even for private eye fans at large, this is a promising new series with a lot of charm." -- Black Heart Magazine, "Midwesterners and football fans will find the most enjoyment in Fourth Down and Out, but even for private eye fans at large, this is a promising new series with a lot of charm."-- Black Heart Magazine, "Prowling the streets of Columbus, Ohio, in his entertaining debut mystery, Fourth Down and Out, veteran journalist Andrew Welsh-Huggins asks his character, private sleuth Andy Hayes, to solve a complex, interrelated series of crimes that drive Ohio State University football action off the newspaper's front page. Columbus resident Welsh-Huggins has his scene down pat, from government buildings to trendy coffee shops, and he makes good use of his familiarity, such as knowing the best abandoned quarry to dump a body into. Similar to how James Lee Burke treats Cajun country or Sue Grafton the California coast, Welsh-Huggins is out to make Columbus a character." --  ForeWord Reviews  
Dewey Decimal813/.6
SynopsisThe job seems easy enough at first for private investigator Andy Hayes: save his client's reputation by retrieving a laptop and erasing a troublesome video from its hard drive. But that's before someone breaks into Andy's apartment in Columbus; before someone else, armed with a shotgun, relieves him of the laptop; and before the FBI suddenly shows up on his doorstep asking questions. Soon, there's a growing list of people with a claim on the computer, all of them with secrets they don't want uncovered. When one of those people ends up dead, Andy has his hands full convincing authorities he's not responsible, while trying to figure out who is-and who's got the laptop-before someone else dies. Soon the trail leads to the last place Andy wants to go: back to Ohio State University, where few have forgiven him for a mistake he made two decades earlier in his days as the Buckeyes' star quarterback. That misjudgment sent him on a downward spiral that cost him a playing career, two marriages, several wrecked relationships, and above all his legacy in Ohio's capital city, where the fortunes of the OSU team are never far from people's minds. As Andy tracks a laptop and a killer from the toniest of the city's suburbs to its grittiest neighborhoods, he must confront a dark figure from his past and prove that this time he won't drop the ball., The job seems easy enough at first for private investigator Andy Hayes: save his client's reputation by retrieving a laptop and erasing a troublesome video from its hard drive. But that's before someone breaks into Andy's apartment in Columbus; before someone else, armed with a shotgun, relieves him of the laptop; and before the FBI suddenly shows up on his doorstep asking questions. Soon, there's a growing list of people with a claim on the computer, all of them with secrets they don't want uncovered. When one of those people ends up dead, Andy has his hands full convincing authorities he's not responsible, while trying to figure out who is--and who's got the laptop--before someone else dies. Soon the trail leads to the last place Andy wants to go: back to Ohio State University, where few have forgiven him for a mistake he made two decades earlier in his days as the Buckeyes' star quarterback. That misjudgment sent him on a downward spiral that cost him a playing career, two marriages, several wrecked relationships, and above all his legacy in Ohio's capital city, where the fortunes of the OSU team are never far from people's minds. As Andy tracks a laptop and a killer from the toniest of the city's suburbs to its grittiest neighborhoods, he must confront a dark figure from his past and prove that this time he won't drop the ball., Andy Hayes, everyone's not-so-favorite former Buckeye quarterback, thinks retrieving a laptop with a damning video should be easy enough--until bodies start to pile up and the case gets personal.
LC Classification NumberPS3623.E4824F68 2015

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