TAMPA, Fla. - s4story -- Down & Out Books is pleased to announce that HOLLAND BAY, a crime thriller by Jim Winter, has been published on November 22, 2021 in trade paperback and ebook formats.

About HOLLAND BAY …

Welcome to Monticello, a city long past its prime.

A pair of murders offer redemption for two people on opposite sides of the law.

Armand Cole kills an informant while driving through the worst blizzard in recent history. The deed earns him the respect of Ralph Smithers and Rufus King, the city's drug lords.

A related murder is assigned to the MPD's Special Investigations squad. For Jessica Branson, this means she gets to do something she hasn't done in years: real police work.

Armand soon has to rein in a rebellious corner boy not paying his share while Branson sinks her teeth into the murder like a dog with a bone. Both will face down those who will kill to stop them.

In the dead of winter, the two will meet on Monticello's abandoned Pier 9, as their rivalry comes to a head.

Advance praise for HOLLAND BAY …

"Jim Winter has written a novel that like a fine whiskey, just gets better and better with time." —Ken Bruen, bestselling author of the Jack Taylor series

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"Drug dealers, cops, departmental politics in a beaten-down city. Fans of The Wire will love Holland Bay." —Dana King, two-time Shamus Award nominee and author of the Penns River crime series

Meet the author …

Jim Winter is the crime fiction byline of author TS Hottle. As Jim he is the creator of the Nick Kepler series, featuring freelance insurance investigator Nick Kepler, and Road Rules, a bizarre romp from Cleveland to Savannah, Georgia involving a classic Coup de Ville and a stolen holy relic. As TS Hottle, he is also the creator of The Compact Universe, a loosely connected series set 500 years in the future. Find out all his doings as Jim Winter at JimWinterBooks.com.

In its twelfth year as an independent publisher of award-winning literary and crime fiction, Down & Out Books (https://downandoutbooks.com) is based in Tampa, Florida. For more information about the book, to request a review copy of the book, or to inquire about an interview with the author, contact info@downandoutbooks.com.