A Shot of Irish
Gordon BrewerA drifter lands in a corrupt city ran by a political machine and a masked blood cult seeking to release a demon.
A Ray Irish Occult Suspense Mystery!
In the months following World War II, Ray Irish travels from town to town trying to drown the memories of pain and carnage with bottles of whiskey. He is a tramp, and his mode of transportation is the inside of railroad cattle cars. When Irish drifts into Oyster City, a struggling, crime-ridden town nestled along the Chesapeake Bay, a chance encounter in a back alley gives him an unanticipated job as a private detective along with a couple of new suits. Working for the corrupt man he saves, Irish quickly discovers his new home has a polished veneer that barely conceals layers of betrayal and deception. Thugs and masked, robed figures haunt the alleys at night while the city sleeps.
Paired with a conniving woman photographer named Cat, Irish descends into a world of grifters, racketeers, and cops on the...