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Burn Me Deadly

An Eddie LaCrosse Novel

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 Alex Bledsoe's The Sword-Edged Blonde drew rave reviews for its ingenious blend of fantasy and hard-boiled detective fiction. Now he brings back his freelance sword jockey, Eddie LaCrosse, in an all-new tale of mean streets and medieval intrigue.

Eddie's on his way back from a routine investigation when his horse almost runs down a half-naked blonde in serious trouble. Against his better judgment, he promises to protect the frightened young woman, only to find himself waylaid by unknown assailants and left for dead beside her mutilated body.

Eddie's quest for payback leads him to a tangled mystery involving a notorious crime lord, a backwoods dragon cult, royal scandals, and a duplicitous femme fatale who has trouble keeping her clothes on. As the bodies pile up, Eddie must use all his wits if he hopes to survive.

©2009 Alex Bledsoe (P)2009 Blackstone Audio, Inc. Classics Crime Fiction Fantasy Fiction Historical Modern Detectives Mystery Crime Paranormal Fantasy Thriller

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"An entertaining, well-crafted melding of fantasy and hard-boiled detective fiction." ( Kirkus Reviews)
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Enjoyed this as much as the first book. Already listening to the next one. Thank you

Great follow up

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Loved the narrator. Story is also very good. Easy listening that keeps you entertained. Will try the next one. So far so good

Brilliant

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once again the story was nice and fun.
not too long and not that complicated either.
I look forward to the next book.

another enjoyable story

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Very listenable and a unique idea. A medieval film noir. This gun for hire becomes this sword for hire. Very difficult plots and not predictable so far ( I’m up to book 4 now). Excellently read in a film noir narration style with believable characters. It passed the interest test as I carried the player from room to room rather than just leave it playing whilst I nipped to the kitchen etc.

Sam Spade meets game of thrones

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A really enjoyable blend of fantasy and hard-boiled PI detective story. It had me grinning at the familiar tropes given a new twist.

Fantasy Noir

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