Joe Sheldon Crime Series: 3-Book Bundle (Paperbacks)

PLAY IT COOL (Book 1)

For Joe Sheldon, life was easier when he only wrote about crime...

At one time, former crime journalist Joe Sheldon reported on Miami's seedy underworld. But then he lost it all, and now spends his days listening to vinyl records, sipping vodka cranberries while churning out fluff pieces for the local rag. The truth is, he's barely scraping by.

So when a smooth-talking bookie named Dickie Caldwell dangles an offer to make some extra cash tracking down a deadbeat gambler, Joe can't resist the taste of a better life. He knows getting tangled up in Dickie's world is bound to get dangerous. But he’d like to think he can handle it.

No sooner does Joe agree to the job, Dickie's girlfriend goes missing. With a cryptic ransom note left behind, Joe starts poking around. But something doesn’t add up.

The more he digs, the more he uncovers, until he finds himself way in over his head.

Joe has no choice but to rely on every trick of the trade he’s learned to survive this deadly game. The streets of Miami can be dangerous. One wrong step, and this crime writer will become tomorrow's headline.

PLAY IT AGAIN (Book 2)

Joe Sheldon is about to get an up-close view of the life of crime he used to write about...

When his buddy, Dickie, discovers a female acquaintance dead in her condo, Joe's world quickly spirals into chaos. It's bad enough Dickie fled the scene without calling the cops. But as it turns out, Joe was the one who dropped her off at her door a few hours earlier.

Maybe he should have gone up when she offered him a drink. Would she still be alive if he had?

He can’t help but think he’s somewhat to blame. Yet he’s keenly aware it's only a matter of time before the police come knocking...

Joe’s only play is to dig deeper for the truth and clear his name.

He soon comes across a scheming pastor living an outrageously lavish lifestyle. But Joe’s relentless probing draws unwanted attention, and he quickly finds out he’s once again caught up in a deadly game.

Every revelation brings him closer to the truth, but one false move could be his last.

PLAY IT DOWN (Book 3)

The only thing worse than fooling around with a married woman... is finding her dead the next morning.

For struggling writer and former crime journalist, Joe Sheldon, tracking down degenerates for his bookie pal, Dickie Caldwell, has been an easy way to make some decent money.

But when he goes looking for a deadbeat who disappeared with an unpaid debt, Joe ends up tangled up with the man’s estranged wife… in more ways than one.

After the woman claims she can help Joe find her loser husband, the two end up back at Joe’s place for an overnight fling. But Joe wakes up alone, and his attempts to contact her turn up empty.

When he receives an alarming message a few hours into the morning, he rushes to her apartment to help. But all he finds once he arrives is her lifeless body.

Joe has little doubt who is behind the murder, and promises himself someone will pay the price.

But it soon turns out Joe is the one with a target on his back.

This time, it’s a dangerous business owner with mob connections who’s taking aim.

Joe will have to do everything he can to not only protect himself but the one person he cares about most.

In his quest for the truth, he’ll have to navigate the sordid underbelly of Miami's criminal world and dodge a killer at every turn. If he’s not careful, the slightest misstep will be his last.

Series: Joe Sheldon

Author: Gregory Payette

Pages: Book 1: 278; Book 2: ; Book 3:

Format: Paperbacks

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