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When Nantucket homeowner Preston Lomax is killed in his McMansion, everyone on the island could be a suspect. Lomax lived large, owed money, and the word was spreading he was planning to stiff them all and disappear. Chief of Police Henry Kennis, a newcomer from California, finds himself investigating with help from the State Police. Together they solve the case—or so it appears. But Kennis can’t shake the feeling that they’ve missed something. Kennis soon discovers scandals and intrigues behind the scenes in one of America’s most exclusive resort locations. This glamorous setting hosts an eclectic cast of local characters— oddball journalists, surfing carpenters, drug dealers, wealthy homeowners, and their slacker children.



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Steven Axelrod

Steven Axelrod was born in New York City and raised in Manhattan and Beverly Hills. He grew up in the movie business watching his father, screenwriter and playwright George Axelrod, work on films like "The Manchurian Candidate' and "Breakfast at Tiffany's". After a wasted youth pitching and rewriting screenplays, Mr. Axelrod remains member of the WGAw, and holds an MFA in writing from Vermont College. Poisoned Pen Press will be kicking off his Henry Kennis Nantucket mystery series in January, with Nantucket Sawbuck. The second installment,Nantucket Five-Spot, is scheduled for 2015. He's also publishing his dark noir thriller Heat of the Moment next year, with Gutter Books. Two excerpts from that novel have appeared in the most recent issues of "BigPulp" and "PulpModern" magazines. Newly elevated to the masthead at Canadian author Douglas Glover's on-line arts journal "Numero Cinq", his most recent articles include a review of Dave Eggers' new novel The Circle, and a multi-media biographical essay about his father. Steven's blogs often at ThreGoodmenProject and occasionally at Salon.com. A father of two, he lives on Nantucket Island where he writes novels and paints houses, often at the same time, much to the annoyance of his customers.



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