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Judge Laura Porter fiercely guarded her privacy, and never more so than during her long-running-and long in the past-affair with disgraced quarterback-turned-private investigator Andy Hayes. Now she's missing, disappeared just hours after she calls Andy out of the blue explaining she's in trouble and needs his help.
About the author
Andrew Welsh-Huggins is the Shamus, Derringer, and International Thriller Writers award-nominated author of the Andy Hayes private eye series; author of the standalone crime novel
The End of the Road; and editor of the
Columbus Noir anthology. His short mystery fiction has appeared in multiple magazines, including
Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine and
Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine, and in many anthologies, including
The Best Mystery Stories of the Year 2021; Groovy Gumshoes: Private Eyes in the Psychedelic Sixties; and
Paranoia Blues: Crime Fiction Inspired by the Songs of Paul Simon. His nonfiction book,
No Winners Here Tonight, is the definitive history of the death penalty in Ohio.
Summary
Judge Laura Porter fiercely guarded her privacy, and never more so than during her long-running—and long in the past—affair with disgraced quarterback-turned-private investigator Andy Hayes. Now she’s missing, disappeared just hours after she calls Andy out of the blue explaining she’s in trouble and needs his help.
