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Contest Alert – 100 Free Kindle Copies!

All during the month of September, you can register to win 1 of 100 copies of “The Ballad of The Great Value Boys:  From the Case Files of Steve Rockfish – 4”. The giveaway is run by the fine folks over at Goodreads. Click Here to enter to win! 

And don’t forget to check out the new revived monthly newsletter on the Whiskey, Words & Rockfish page. 

Private investigators Rockfish and McGee assist a friend whose plan to grift a violent militia goes awry. Once on scene, the partners uncover a devious plot by a terror cell to ignite the next insurrection. Can the partners prevent the domestic terrorists from running out the clock on America’s democracy?

Whiskey, Words & Rockfish

Where crime fiction meets real life, one stiff drink at a time

Let’s give a big round of applause for the new site monthly newsletter, Whiskey Words & Rockfish. I’m giving this a second try to keep you better informed about me, what I like, hot recommendations,  my dogs and of course everything in the Rockfish Universe. 

Click Here to read it online, or download it for later reading once you’ve poured yourself a stiff drink and have the foot rest up on the recliner. 

Is it better than my original one? You tell me.

And lastly, I hope to have some news soon about the future of “The Weight of Regret: From the Case Files of Steve Rockfish – 5”. 

“The Butterfly Stroke Effect” is LIVE

Today’s the day. Listen below to the latest Rockfish Universe short story, brought to you by the fine folks at Mysteries to Die For podcast. Deliberate along with the hosts, on whodunnit. Let me know what you think. Did you guess right?

Caccamo Crime Family bookie Salvatore DeLuca can’t cover the winning bets after an upset at the Paris Olympics Women’s 100m Butterfly. Suspecting an insidious insider, the demoted Capo is resolute to discover who fucked him over and retaliate in spades. With the clock ticking, can DeLuca unwrap the conspiracy to bankrupt him before someone breaks his legs? Or worse.

Murder at the Reunion: Unraveling Secrets in Steve Rockfish’s Latest

Testing: 1, 2, 3 Is this thing on? I know it’s been a while but I thought I would stop writing this morning to give you a much overdue update on the 5th Steve Rockfish novel.

The Weight of Regret has progressed quickly over the past two months. I should wrap up Chapter 10 by the end of this week. The story is anticipated to be roughly 14 – 16 chapters long. But since I don’t have an ending yet, the math is a little fuzzy there. I’ve tweaked my summaries for the story:

Book description

PI Steve Rockfish reluctantly shows up to his 40th high school reunion, already planning a quiet Irish goodbye. But when two classmates sneak off to relive old memories and one turns up brutally murdered in the teacher’s lounge, the party is over and the hunt begins.

Urged to investigate by shaken classmates, Rockfish digs in, only to uncover links to other potential victims and long-buried secrets he’s tried to forget. The case forces him to reckon with a past he regrets, as guilt and revenge threaten to cloud his judgment.

The closer Rockfish gets to the truth, the more he must confront a haunting possibility: his own actions may have sparked the chain of events. Can he stop a killer, and atone for the past, or will the weight of regret take down not just him, but other members of Bonaparte High’s Class of ’85?

50 word description 

Steve Rockfish came to his reunion to drink cheap booze and dodge old mistakes. Then someone turned up dead and the trail leads straight back to a memory he buried. Deep. Now he’s chasing a killer through the wreckage of his past, hoping to solve the case before it solves him.

Elevator Pitch

PI Steve Rockfish shows up to his 40th reunion planning a quiet exit. Then a classmate turns up dead, and the past he’s buried comes out swinging.

Tag lines 

“The past doesn’t forget. And it sure as hell doesn’t forgive.”

“You can’t outdrink regret or outrun it.”

I created an AI generated cover that I hope my publisher uses a template. As you can see by the image at the bottom of this post, the story is darker than the previous four, but the sarcasm and dry humor still made the cut. I’d love to hear what you think of it. 

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Video Interview w/ Partners in Crime

If you missed Ken’s live YouTube interview with Gina Hott from Partners in Crime blog tours, I’ve got you.

In support of publication of The Ballad of the Great Value Boys, Ken takes to the information super highway. He talks all things Rockfish, writing and cold plunging. Check it out. Let it play in the background as you get dinner ready. It’s all good. But don’t forget to give it a like and comment. 

Publication Day!

Happy Publication Day to THE BALLAD OF THE GREAT  VALUE BOYS. The 4th “From the Case Files of Steve Rockfish” novel is now available everywhere where books are sold online, courtesy of Black Rose Writing.

Interview With Crime Fiction Lover

I sit down with the UK’s #1 crime fiction-focused blog for an interview in conjunction with the release next week of The Ballad of the Great Value Boys. Check it out!

Interview: Ken Harris

Release Day Virtual Happy Hour

We are one week out from the release of “The Ballad of the Great Value Boys. Only six days left to save 15%  with my promo code JAWNIE at BlackRoseWriting.com.

Over on my Facebook Group (From the Case Files of Steve Rockfish) I’ve planned a Zoom Happy Hour next Thursday to celebrate. Anyone who’s anyone will be there. Next time you’re updating your FB status and uploading those pictures from Aunt Jolene’s visit, stop by and join the FB group before the party starts. Then on February 6th, come have an adult beverage with me. Shenanigans are encouraged. I hate drinking alone. 

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The Two Week Warning

Granted, it doesn’t sound as exciting as football’s Two Minute Warning, but The Ballad of the Great Value Boys: From the Case Files of Steve Rockfish 4 is only fourteen days away.

That means you only have a short time left to preorder with a 15% discount using promo code: JAWNIE – Stop by Black Rose Writing and score your copy now.

With February right around the corner, keep an eye out  for blog interviews, a LIVE interview on YouTube  and a bunch  of reviews for the book. Trouble remembering to stop by the blog to see what’s up? I got you. Follow me on most social media platforms for daily updates. All my accounts are listed here on the blog. For you desktop folks, all the icons can be found in the upper left corner under the logo image. Smart phone users can find the same icons after tapping the hamburger icon in the upper right corner. It’s the  navigation symbol that looks like three horizontal lines stacked on top of each other.

I hope you subscribed to my YouTube channel. Today is my 104th consecutive day of cold plunging in an effort to promote the preorders. If you like to watch someone suffer for their art, I cannot recommend it enough. Click here to subscribe, like and comment: KenHarrisFiction

I appreciate you taking the time to read this far and can’t thank y’all enough for the support!

First Review Is In!

The first review of “The Ballad of the Great Value Boys” has arrived. Click the audio link below to listen to the Mysteries to Die For Podcast’s episode. Hear the first chapter read and listen to the review. It’s like a try before you preorder type of deal!

You can still preorder at Black Rose Writing and use Promo Code JAWNIE for 15% off.