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One at a Time, Boys: Shirley F'N Lyle: Book 2
Lester Toungate has a six-foot problem named Shirley Lyle. The only way he can return to his drug lord duties with a clear kill her—and Ulyana the Ukrainian stripper.
Lester knows she didn’t pick up a rock at the trailer fire.
F.B.I. special agent Joe Smith stands to lose his reputation as a goody two shoes, his career in the agency, and his freedom, if his superiors ever learn about his role in the sex-torture death of El Jay Toungate. Joe Smith doesn’t merely have a Shirley Lyle problem. He has a Shirley and Ulyana problem, and he’s been recalled to Phoenix. The solution? Murder both women. Now.
Russian mob boss Vanko Demyan, convinced Shirley, Ulyana, and Lester are in cahoots against him, assigns his best assassin a simple Execute all three, and do it in the daylight. Make a splash.
Three men... three murder missions... converge on a house in the woods.
Newly freed from the root cellar, Ulyana wants to spend her days meditating in sunshine and doing yoga.
Shirley wants a salad and a tall glass of rum—but not this day. Today is for bullets, and they fly in Chapter One.
“I know you’re excited,” Shirley says, adjusting her cape. “C’mon. One at a time, Boys.”
Prepare yourself for a battle of good and evil unlike any you've seen. With rave reviews from Publishers Weekly (starred review and best of the week), IndieNext List, Kirkus, BlueInk Review, Foreword Reviews, San Francisco Book Review, Seattle Book Review, Manhattan Book Review, Indie Reader and more, if you haven't read Clayton Lindemuth's unique brand of literary noir, what are you waiting for?
Lester knows she didn’t pick up a rock at the trailer fire.
F.B.I. special agent Joe Smith stands to lose his reputation as a goody two shoes, his career in the agency, and his freedom, if his superiors ever learn about his role in the sex-torture death of El Jay Toungate. Joe Smith doesn’t merely have a Shirley Lyle problem. He has a Shirley and Ulyana problem, and he’s been recalled to Phoenix. The solution? Murder both women. Now.
Russian mob boss Vanko Demyan, convinced Shirley, Ulyana, and Lester are in cahoots against him, assigns his best assassin a simple Execute all three, and do it in the daylight. Make a splash.
Three men... three murder missions... converge on a house in the woods.
Newly freed from the root cellar, Ulyana wants to spend her days meditating in sunshine and doing yoga.
Shirley wants a salad and a tall glass of rum—but not this day. Today is for bullets, and they fly in Chapter One.
“I know you’re excited,” Shirley says, adjusting her cape. “C’mon. One at a time, Boys.”
Prepare yourself for a battle of good and evil unlike any you've seen. With rave reviews from Publishers Weekly (starred review and best of the week), IndieNext List, Kirkus, BlueInk Review, Foreword Reviews, San Francisco Book Review, Seattle Book Review, Manhattan Book Review, Indie Reader and more, if you haven't read Clayton Lindemuth's unique brand of literary noir, what are you waiting for?
342 pages, Paperback
Published November 6, 2019
About the author
Clayton Lindemuth
36 books126 followersAm I right? You're smarter than most, embrace old fashioned morals, love your country, dogs, and guns... and dig ruthless fiction...
Hi! I'm Clayton Lindemuth, and my novels embrace rural noir truth. Mind your own business, be slow to anger. But don't ever back down to evil. Justice happens when the wicked die.
If we're tracking so far, I wrote My Brother's Destroyer, and all the rest, just for you.
You'll stay awake too late, underline fun new ways to cuss, muse about new philosophies and read random passages to strangers to make the world a better place.
Literary depth. Thriller pace. If you've got the stomach to watch evil men die, dress for the woods and grab a lamp. We've work to do.
Hi! I'm Clayton Lindemuth, and my novels embrace rural noir truth. Mind your own business, be slow to anger. But don't ever back down to evil. Justice happens when the wicked die.
If we're tracking so far, I wrote My Brother's Destroyer, and all the rest, just for you.
You'll stay awake too late, underline fun new ways to cuss, muse about new philosophies and read random passages to strangers to make the world a better place.
Literary depth. Thriller pace. If you've got the stomach to watch evil men die, dress for the woods and grab a lamp. We've work to do.
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July 1, 2022
Playful, fun, fast read. Just not my cup of tea.
May 12, 2020
Shirley is bad to the bone
Some folks just need killing at Shirley F'N Kyle is up to the job. She can't stand to see another woman being mistreated and will help them the best way she knows how which means someone will probably die. Love this series and can hardly wait for the next book.
Some folks just need killing at Shirley F'N Kyle is up to the job. She can't stand to see another woman being mistreated and will help them the best way she knows how which means someone will probably die. Love this series and can hardly wait for the next book.
October 22, 2020
Clayton Lindemuth scores another winner!
Shirley Lyle gets into and out of more trouble. Shirley becomes both Sinner and Savior while making a deal with the Devil. I love that Clayton pulls no punches in his writing. He calls things as he sees them ( thru Whitney's eyes). I can't wait for the next story in the series. My appetite has been whetted and I'm hungering for more.
Shirley Lyle gets into and out of more trouble. Shirley becomes both Sinner and Savior while making a deal with the Devil. I love that Clayton pulls no punches in his writing. He calls things as he sees them ( thru Whitney's eyes). I can't wait for the next story in the series. My appetite has been whetted and I'm hungering for more.
February 4, 2021
Keep reading ...
I liked the first book of this series, but. T it took me awhile to get into it. This one was the same. Once I decided to keep reading, everything changed.
There is a lot to take in, but it is a fast ,great ,read.
That's all I want to say...keep reading! You'll be glad you did.
I liked the first book of this series, but. T it took me awhile to get into it. This one was the same. Once I decided to keep reading, everything changed.
There is a lot to take in, but it is a fast ,great ,read.
That's all I want to say...keep reading! You'll be glad you did.
April 16, 2020
Enjoyable
I needed to something mind distracting and fun.
Shirley and her Viva the Revolution, finally taking control of her life with help of many unusual friends, former clients and enemies.
I needed to something mind distracting and fun.
Shirley and her Viva the Revolution, finally taking control of her life with help of many unusual friends, former clients and enemies.
April 5, 2021
This series really caught me off guard. I was looking for something silly and mind numbing after reading a pretty intense book. Instead I found this gem with a loveable heroine and a story I could get lost in. You need to grab this book with both hands and hold on tight, it's a wild ride.
May 11, 2021
Like Bear, Shirley shines a light on the bad. Dishing out their own style of retribution with wit and wisdom.
You wouldn't want either as an enemy and probably secretly like them as a friend. Be good and you have nothing to fear.
You wouldn't want either as an enemy and probably secretly like them as a friend. Be good and you have nothing to fear.
March 21, 2026
Homerun Clayton, keep em coming.
This new series with Shirley is a winner. I'm looking for book three now. No one can do character development like Clayton, One of a kind characters.
This new series with Shirley is a winner. I'm looking for book three now. No one can do character development like Clayton, One of a kind characters.
April 28, 2020
She does it all.
What a fantastic story of good guys and bad guys. Twisted morals. Crooked professionals. Money isn't everything, you know. Sometimes it takes a little heart.
What a fantastic story of good guys and bad guys. Twisted morals. Crooked professionals. Money isn't everything, you know. Sometimes it takes a little heart.
May 11, 2020
Just as enjoyable as the first. A book that it seems I forgot was a book. Thank you (author) for an enjoyable afternoon!
June 11, 2020
Totally great read , after you get the plot together!
Already waiting for #3
Already waiting for #3
February 19, 2021
Classic Lindemuth
If you liked Baer Creighton you will love Shirley Lyle. Could hardly put either one or two down, waiting on number three.
If you liked Baer Creighton you will love Shirley Lyle. Could hardly put either one or two down, waiting on number three.
April 1, 2021
Love grit lit. Clayton Lindemuth and Shirley F’N Lyle are the best.
May 20, 2022
entertaining
This book held my attention to the very last page. Caught myself laughing out loud at times. It was very entertaining
This book held my attention to the very last page. Caught myself laughing out loud at times. It was very entertaining
February 16, 2020
An interesting read.
February 1, 2020
Captivating, love the real characters, the people from the under belly becoming hero’s.
December 17, 2019
What do you call a 400 pound Hooker filled with Righteous Indignation? Shirley F'N Lyle!
It's hard for me to review this book without giving away any plot details which I hate to do. I personally dislike what I call HS Book Report reviews that attempt to summarize the story for two reasons. First, the authors do a much better job of this than any reviewer could ans that's where a prospecting reader should go if that's what they want, Second, and most important, I believe the plot line and story details should be revealed at the pace the author desires.
I will tell you that this story is about a woman who is tired of being mistreated even though she has chosen a profession that relies on this mistreatment. She's tired of that as well but, even more so, she is fed-up with a system that seems overly rigged in favor of the powerful. Especially the powerful who are supposed to defend and protect us from harm. Shirley suddenly realizes that the experience and knowledge she has acquired from her profession makes her a powerful weapon in her desire to fix the world, at least her part of the world. She's finding it nearly impossible to determine if there really is a line between right and wrong and decides to choose effective as her guiding light.
Review by THE HOLEY ONE
It's hard for me to review this book without giving away any plot details which I hate to do. I personally dislike what I call HS Book Report reviews that attempt to summarize the story for two reasons. First, the authors do a much better job of this than any reviewer could ans that's where a prospecting reader should go if that's what they want, Second, and most important, I believe the plot line and story details should be revealed at the pace the author desires.
I will tell you that this story is about a woman who is tired of being mistreated even though she has chosen a profession that relies on this mistreatment. She's tired of that as well but, even more so, she is fed-up with a system that seems overly rigged in favor of the powerful. Especially the powerful who are supposed to defend and protect us from harm. Shirley suddenly realizes that the experience and knowledge she has acquired from her profession makes her a powerful weapon in her desire to fix the world, at least her part of the world. She's finding it nearly impossible to determine if there really is a line between right and wrong and decides to choose effective as her guiding light.
Review by THE HOLEY ONE
January 13, 2020
Believable Characters
I am a devoted fan of this author and am reading through all of his books. He does a great job of getting into the heads of his characters so you understand their motivations. His plots are twisty and surprising.
I am a devoted fan of this author and am reading through all of his books. He does a great job of getting into the heads of his characters so you understand their motivations. His plots are twisty and surprising.
December 16, 2019
Top shelf
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