{"id":33394,"date":"2023-07-30T08:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-07-30T12:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/craigzablo.com\/?p=33394"},"modified":"2023-10-17T07:46:53","modified_gmt":"2023-10-17T11:46:53","slug":"it-dies-with-you-by-scott-blackburn-z-view","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/craigzablo.com\/?p=33394","title":{"rendered":"IT DIES WITH YOU by Scott Blackburn \/ Z-View"},"content":{"rendered":"

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IT DIES WITH YOU<\/strong> by Scott Blackburn<\/p>\n

Hardback: \u200e 304 pages
\nPublisher: \u200e Crooked Lane Books (June 7, 2022)<\/p>\n

First sentence…<\/p>\n

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I was bouncing at the Red Door Taproom on a Friday night in January, which all but guaranteed I’d be earning every last cent of my paycheck.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

The Overview:\u00a0 Beware of Spoilers\u2026<\/p>\n

Hudson Miller’s promising career as a boxer is on hold.\u00a0 Suspended for a fight outside the ring, Miller now works as a bouncer as he waits for the commission to decide his future.\u00a0 Late one night, Miller ignores a phone a call from his estranged father.\u00a0 The next morning Miller learns that his dad was murdered in a robbery gone bad.\u00a0 At least that’s what the cops are saying.<\/p>\n

After the funeral, Miller is surprised to learn he is the new owner of his dad’s salvage yard.\u00a0 Figuring it will pay more than bouncing, Miller decides to give it a try… at least until he can fight again.\u00a0 Things go sideways when Miller learns that the salvage yard was the hub of illegal activities that may have played a part in his dad’s murder.\u00a0 As Miller digs deeper, he finds himself alone and unsure of who he can trust.\u00a0 His father’s only employee, Charlie Shoaf, a Viet Nam vet who doesn’t rattle easily warns Miller to leave it alone.\u00a0 The cops are no help.\u00a0 Miller is going to get answers even if it kills him.<\/p>\n

IT DIES WITH YOU is Scott Blackburn’s debut novel.\u00a0 He had me hooked from the first sentence.\u00a0 He creates characters that feel real and you care about.\u00a0 The mystery of who killed Miller’s dad propels them through a world that you can see outside your window if you live in the rural south.\u00a0 I look forward to whatever Blackburn writes next.<\/p>\n

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