Sleep When I'm Dead

SLEEP WHEN IM DEAD is aclassic Boston based murder mysterythat continues where DEAD MEN TALK left off. It is the further adventures of PrivateInvestigator and ex-cop Jack Kelly. Thistime Kelly is exposed to a more depraved side of the cutthroat business of thecheap detective. A story of greed andlust set against a backdrop of blues, jazz music, and the incredibly rich anddirt poor Bostonneighborhoods. As is usual with JackKelly, the bodies start to pile up. Andas always, the salty and sometimes deeply philosophical dialogues pierce themind and heart. But this time a younggirls life is held in a death trap and her time is running out.In this action-packed thriller,Kelly and his cast of characters, Lieutenant Jessica Paris, Willie Crawford,The Musician, and the Soul Brothers, utilize some classic hard-nosed policework to uncover a sinister plot involving multiple murders and a fortune ofoceanic proportions. And there aresharks in the water.This bold modern day mystery iscutting edge, both fast and irreverently funny.It reads like a fresh and brazen film noir and will translate well tofilm. Johnny Barnes was a privateinvestigator in Boston for 11 yearsand has been a cop for the last 15.