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Houston homicide detective, Frank Rivers is called to a downtown parking garage to investigate the murder of a man dressed in a clown suit. Together with his new partner, Geraldine Gardner, they work to solve the puzzling case. The two detectives discover the victim was a stand-up comedian who had been working at ‘The Ha Ha House’ and ‘The Wits End’, two Houston comedy clubs owned by Reuben Rankin, but had recently been offered the opportunity to take his act to Las Vegas. It isn’t long before more bodies start appearing and suspicion takes curious twists and turns. Send Out the Clowns is a detective/police story
that injects healthy and supportive doses of romance, comedy and human
interest along the way. This novel’s color and life literally pumps
oxygen into the thin-air of the typical detective story. |
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Reviews and Accolades "The partnership between Frank and Gerry is the strongest element
of this first mystery, whose authors met in 1958 and have collaborated
on two previous novels. Gerry's humor and spontaneity play off well against
Frank's careful research and introspection. The partnerships, both between
authors and characters, promises more interesting mysteries with unusual
twists." "Very quick paced.the co-authors had to do a lot of research in detail
of the exotic plants and their effects to the human body. I enjoyed the
storyline and really got into the characters and their jobs." |
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About the Authors HARRY HOGE and BILL WALLS first met at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina early in 1958 and served together for three years. After a long separation, the two were reunited in Houston, Texas in 1998 where they collaborated on their second novel. Mr. Hoge is the author of three novels and ten short stories that have been viewed in various periodicals throughout the country. Harry also has experience as Fiction Editor/Publisher with Frontiers: A Literary Journal of Fiction; Fiction Editor, Quantum Tao; Associate Editor, World Wide Writer, a magazine for emerging authors; and numerous professional nonfiction articles. (Geology) Bill Walls is a cartoonist using the titles, “Off the Walls”
and “Homer Hedback” which have appeared in Cappers and Tomball-Magnolia
Tribune. He has also published a satirical short story titled “The
Saga of the Cloudcroft Kid” in The Talker, Houston, Texas. He lives
in Willis, Texas. |
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