Discreet Inquiries

The Dark Retribution Series #2

by B.R. Stateham

The criminal underworld is teetering on the brink of war, and only Smitty can quell the storm.The disappearance of math prodigy Donald Irving ignites a fuse that could blast the city's crime syndicates into oblivion. A bloody showdown between the gangs is inevitable, unless Smitty can unravel the mystery and find the missing genius.Smitty is a whisper in the dark; a story passed between those who fear the night. A hitman, a thief, a specter bent on vengeance - he has an uncanny ability to navigate and survive the criminal world. Now, his skills will be put to the ultimate test.The second book in B.R. Stateham's Dark Retribution Series, DISCREET INQURIES is a gritty thriller where intellect meets instinct.

340 pages, Hardcover

Published December 18, 2023

About the author

I am a soon to be a seventy five year old writer of genre fiction. And yes, my portrait was used in 1931 for the original design of Boris Karloff's Frankenstein (well, maybe I'm stretching the truth just an itsy-bitsy bit).

I write hardboiled/noir. And fantasy. And someday . . . someday I plan to make a buck two ninety-five doing it. But I'm not holding my breath.