East Village Noir

Manhattan private eye Payton Sherwood searches for a runaway teenager and finds murder down the shadowy sidestreets of the East Village.Introducing the detective of the novels EAST OF A and LOSERS LIVE LONGER.Originally appeared under the title, "East of A," in the pages of Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine, July 1997ALSO the first chapter of the Payton Sherwood mystery novels EAST OF A and LOSERS LIVE LONGER (now availabe as Kindle editions)Plus a bonus short story, "HOLES."