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Song & Dance
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A fledgling GenX detective follows the trail of a runaway Boomer down a rabbit hole of suburban strip clubs and Atlantic City casinos, laying bare the price paid for selling short your dreams.
Song and Dance introduces PI Frank Rotten as he struggles to gain traction in the ethically ambiguous world of private investigating. The story unfolds in the mid-Nineties at the dawn of the digital age. Frank opts for the detective biz after a short stint as a cubicle-bound insurance adjustor, looking for easy money and a taste of adventure. Operating on the analog/digital divide, Frank solves cases the old-fashioned way, up close and sometimes personal. He lives in a gentrifying neighborhood in Pittsburgh and relies on friends and neighbors for aid. The up-tempo tale interweaves snatches of pop music and echoes the narrative tone of classic hard-boiled fiction.
Song and Dance introduces PI Frank Rotten as he struggles to gain traction in the ethically ambiguous world of private investigating. The story unfolds in the mid-Nineties at the dawn of the digital age. Frank opts for the detective biz after a short stint as a cubicle-bound insurance adjustor, looking for easy money and a taste of adventure. Operating on the analog/digital divide, Frank solves cases the old-fashioned way, up close and sometimes personal. He lives in a gentrifying neighborhood in Pittsburgh and relies on friends and neighbors for aid. The up-tempo tale interweaves snatches of pop music and echoes the narrative tone of classic hard-boiled fiction.
- GenresMystery
192 pages, Paperback
Published March 27, 2025
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About the author
Michael Glennon
1 book13 followersMichael Glennon was born and raised in Upper Darby PA and currently resides along the Jersey Shore. He attended Antioch College and has worked a variety of day jobs (kindergarten teacher, desk clerk, insurance adjustor) since graduating. His stories have appeared in The Red Herring Mystery Magazine, Horror Sleaze Trash, and Short-Story.me. He recently launched Hardboiled Books to build a home for Frank Rotten. Song and Dance is the inaugural entry in the series.
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June 21, 2025
Michael Glennon is a very funny author. This was an interesting read and quite entertaining. It is definitely worth picking up.
March 29, 2025
In Song and Dance, the inaugural entry in his Hardboiled books detective series, author Michael Glennon introduces us to the ethically-challenged, wise guy sleuth, Frank Rotten. Underneath the slick exterior and the ambition, Rotten is a young man in search of a dream. Fast-paced, clever and engaging, this is an elegy for lost innocence. Smart, propulsive, eminently readable. Highly recommended.
June 11, 2025
Song & Dance is an entertaining story that kept me engrossed from beginning to end. PI Frank Rotten is hired to find a missing husband. Frank finds himself in some precarious situations, and mayhem ensues. This story was fast paced, thoroughly enjoyable, and I highly recommend it. I hope there are more Frank Rotten books in the future.
July 17, 2025
I read this in a matter of a few hours. Didn't want to put it down. Definitely gives that hard boiled-edgy parts of society- and slimy unethical characters vibe.
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