Yea, verily, the tradition continues: A new novel shall be posted at this wee blog, one chapter a week, until we’re done! (Likely some time in October, as I have few novels with 50+ chapters).
The 2025 Free Somers Novel is …
The Bouncer
This is a relatively recent one; first draft was finished in 2020 and a light revision done in 2022. Had some discussion with the late, great agent about it but we never got organized to go out on it, and now I’m not sure it would be the right project to lead with, but I also don’t know if it ever will be, so let’s post it here!
Here’s the basics:
Mads Renick is struggling to get back to Zero — to the starting line. Working as a bouncer at a dive bar in Bergen City whose owner is affiliated with the fading Spillaine organized crime family, he’s just trying to survive along with his best friend, Jill “Pill” Pilowsky. He blames his life’s downturn on his parents, brilliant, evil Mats and brilliant, chaotic Liùsaidh, but they’re both dead.
Or so he thinks until the young son of Abban Spillaine shows up to tell him that his parents aren’t dead, after all — they ripped off every loan shark in town and faked their demise, abandoning their son and buying their way into the retirement village for criminals known as Paradise. While they’re dues-paying members of Paradise society, they can’t be touched — but now it’s on Mads to track them down and make it right, or lose everything he loves, and any chance he has of a normal life.
Same deal as ever: Each week, one chapter will pop up here, starting on Monday, January 6th, 2025. I’ll post eBook files for each chapter as well. When the whole book is finished, I’ll post a complete eBook as well. You’re free to read along each week, or just wait until the complete book drops.
Thanks for reading! I look forward to your comments, insults, and joyous snark when you notice a mistake or plot hole. You bastards.