The Thing Speaks for Itself: A Noir, Psycological Thriller (Stratis Detective Series Book 1)

A missing friend. A fading mind. Time is running out.

Special Agent Gracie Stratis wants nothing more than to see the world one embassy at a time. When would-be assassins change those plans with a hailstorm of bullets, she’s forced to return home to Oakland with a hobbled mind and body. Weeks into Gracie’s recovery, her best friend, Noah, mysteriously disappears. Gracie determines to find him, but every angle oozes trouble. Each step she takes pulls her closer to facing the dragons that lurk in her past and haunt her deteriorating mind. Time is running out for Noah, her recovery, and the future of the city she loves.

Meet Special Agent Gracie Stratis: part Veronica Mars, part Spenser, part Raylan Givens, and part Stephanie Plum. You'll have to figure out which parts are which for yourself (hint, she doesn’t wear a cowboy hat). How will Gracie handle violent criminals with exacting genkan habits, imperious parents, a powerful mayor, and a shady corporation? Find out and grab the book today.

The Thing Speaks for Itself is the first book in A.S.A. Durphy’s noir Stratis Detective series. If you like Robert B. Parker, Elmore Leonard, and Janet Evanovich, then you’ll love this fast-paced, suspenseful, and witty hard-boiled thriller.

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 “A riveting novel of crime and politics… this is solid entertainment.” – Foreword Clarion Reviews

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