Vern is a dangerous man--he makes illegal exchanges safe. Until someone tries to rip off a drug deal he's working and he gets blamed. Now both gangs involved are after him, including the one he works for. And he's going to clear his name, no matter who he has to kill in the process. Praise for VERN IN THE HEAT: "Rob Pierce is one of the more imaginative literary voices in our new emerging era of noir." --James Grady, author of
Six Days of the Condor
"Rob Pierce is urban noir's high priest from the mean streets." --Joe Clifford, author of
Lamentation
and
December Boys
"Rob Pierce is a new talent that cuts deep into the underbelly of society and rips the guts and heart out of his protagonist." --Lou Boxer, Noircon