Hard Water Blues

by Robert Wangard

Overview

Passion, greed, revenge, twisted love -- and murder. They're all on display in this riveting collection in venues that range from frozen Crystal Lake in northwest Michigan to the streets of Chicago. Pete Thorsen, the protagonist of TARGET, takes center stage in many of the stories. His reunion with an old army buddy leads to a stunning confession, and a routine fishing outing on the Boardman River turns deadly. In other stories, a hapless soul disenchanted with his life finds more excitement than he bargained for on the final night of old Baker's Bar. HARD WATER BLUES will make you laugh, cry and double-check your windows and doors.

Product Details

BN ID:	2940013107137
Publisher:	Ampersand Inc.
Publication date:	08/09/2011
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	226
File size:	920 KB

About the Author

Robert Wangard grew up in rural Wisconsin. After serving a stint in the army, most of which was spent in Germany, he attended the University of Wisconsin at Madison. He worked a variety of jobs to get through -- stoking blast furnaces in a Milwaukee steel mill, selling encyclopedias door-to-door, and working on an artificial breeding farm where he helped lead wild-eyed 2,000 pound bulls out to do their thing.

After graduating from law school, Wangard joined one of the oldest law firms in Chicago where he enjoyed a long career specializing in cross-border transactions. He satisfied his urge to write during those years by cranking out a stream of professional articles that were published in the United States and Europe.

He put the practice of law behind him a couple of years ago and now writes crime fiction full-time. TARGET was his first novel. His second book, HARD WATER BLUES, is due out by the end of May 2011. He's currently working on his third book.

Bob is a member of Mystery Writers of America and other writers' organizations.

Editorial Reviews

I read Robert Wangard's first novel, Target, and loved it. Hard Water Blues was just as good. I love anthologies for two reasons - the diversity of stories and the compact nature of each piece if you don't want to settle in with a book for the long haul.


Also, as one who is familiar with both Chicago and northern Michigan, I got the same pleasure from Hard Water Blues I got from Target. All the familiar places made me feel I was right in the story. I loved the story about Baker's

Jane 44