Lucky Stiff: A Mackay & Grayson Novel of Suspense

by Jay Giles

When a five-thousand-dollar-a-night Russian call girl is found murdered in the bed of Lucky Byrnes, Sarasota philanthropist and former star of the hit 80s TV show Johnny One Gun , police lieutenant James “Mack” Mackay is sent to Byrnes’ bayfront mansion to investigate. As Mack surveys the staged crime scene, he realizes he has more than a woman’s murder on his hands. Byrnes is missing. Is he the murderer? Was he kidnapped? Abducted? Mack’s friend Mervyn Grayson, a retired federal prosecutor turned real estate agent, knows Lucky well. Mack enlists his help and, together, they uncover the shocking secrets that set this murder and disappearance in motion. Seems Lucky got sideways with the Russian mafia operating in Florida. The Russians have their hooks into Sarasota’s newest high-rise condo development and it looks to Mack like they got rid of Lucky to protect their investment. While Mack and Grayson know the Russians committed the crimes, they lack hard evidence.So with help from some of Lucky’s Johnny One Gun buddies, they set a trap.What happens next puts even the most intense TV cop show to shame.

218 pages, Kindle Edition

Published April 19, 2017

About the author

Jay Giles is an award-winning writer in a different genre—advertising. You’ve seen his work on national television and in magazines and newspapers. During his career as an agency writer and creative director, he has marketed products from automobiles to whisky, earning more than 500 honors for creative excellence. He and his wife divide their time between homes in Cincinnati and Sarasota.

Jay's debut novel, Blindsided, was published by Reagent Press in 2006 and is available in premium trade paperback, audio, and digitial e-book editions. Soon also available in a premium hardcover edition with a slipcover.

Jay's second novel, Time on the Wire, was released in premium hardcover in 2008 and in premium trade paperback in 2009.

Jay's third novel, Moneymoon's End, will be published in premium hardcover in 2010.