Don Bruns to Appear at Aunt Agatha's Mystery Bookstore in Ann Arbor on Oct. 8

Bruns will autograph and discuss South Beach Shakedown, which BookPage magazines hails as “this season’s quintessential suspense read.”

(PRWEB) October 1, 2006 -- Acclaimed mystery writer Don Bruns will celebrate the release of his third-in-a series mysteries, South Beach Shakedown, at Aunt Agatha’s Mystery Bookstore (213 South 4th Avenue, Ann Arbor; Ph: 734-769-1114) on Oct. 8th from 3:00 until 5:00 PM.

For Bruns’s protagonist, entertainment writer Mick Sever, two things are extremely hard to resist – the call of a good story, and the call of his ex-wife Ginny. Combine the two and find out what happens when this seasoned journalist, known for covering the rock scene, uncovers a crime scene in South Beach Shakedown: The Diary of Gideon Pike.

In South Beach Shakedown (Oceanview Publishing, $24.95) Mick lands in the middle of a Miami music mystery. Ginny, commissioned to write the biography of music icon Gideon Pike, calls Mick in need of help. Seems Pike is missing and it’s up to Mick to look into the disappearance of the legendary musician. Pike, whom Mick befriended early in Pike’s career, has “disappeared” before, but this time – did he disappear because he wanted to, or because he had to?

Soon Mick and Ginny launch an all-out hunt for the flamboyant performer. But after a series of too-close close calls, frighteningly near near-misses, and murders, Mick must question just how well he knows Gideon. How much access had Gideon granted him? What – or from whom – is Gideon hiding?

As Mick and Ginny delve deeper into Gideon’s world, they are introduced to an unseemly cast of shady characters and pulled into a shadowy underworld replete with crooked contracts, blackmail and dirty deals. And Mick and Ginny aren’t the only ones looking for Gideon Pike. Jimmy Shinn, a ruthless Korean mobster, is hot on Gideon’s trail, and it is clear that chart hits aren’t necessarily the only hits that reign in this business.

Drawing on his insider’s view of the music industry, Bruns skillfully and seamlessly weaves an intriguing tale of what’s really behind the music. Filled with off-the-charts action that culminates in an explosive crescendo, South Beach Shakedown is slated for a September 2006 release.

According to Julia Spencer-Fleming, Edgar finalist and author of All Mortal Flesh, “South Beach Shakedown is a skillfully written, deftly plotted look behind the glittering facade of South Florida's high rolling recording industry. Rolling Stone-style music journalist Mick Sever makes a terrific reluctant sleuth. The best yet from Don Bruns!”

Don Bruns divides his time between Ohio and Florida. Oceanview Publishing is an independent publisher based in Massachusetts. Oceanview’s other titles include Patricia Gussin’s Shadow of Death and Ward Larsen’s The Perfect Assassin.

South Beach Shakedown will be available in better bookstores nationwide in September 2006. Members of the news media wishing to request an advance review copy of South Beach Shakedown, or an interview with Don Bruns are kindly asked to contact Maryglenn McCombs by phone – (615) 297-9875.

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