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Rat Town Blues

Slag Ferguson, Book 1

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Rat Town Blues

By: Brian Kaufman
Narrated by: Robert Ferraro
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Mark "Slag" Ferguson (bartender, ex-boxer) adds unlicensed private investigator to his resume. Times are tough. The new side gig seems like a smart play.

Kelly Mason is a cool, enigmatic blonde whose husband has been acting strangely. She believes he’s being extorted. Can Slag help? Slag is sure he knows where the case will lead. Of course, he might be wrong.

In the near future, a man needs to hustle just to tread water. And Slag is a hustler. But he's about to discover there's a difference between the streets he knows and the dark alleys beyond—a lesson that demands a price.

Perhaps his soul.

©2025 Black Rose Writing (P)2025 Black Rose Writing Crime Fiction Hard-Boiled Mystery Private Investigators

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“Gritty, intense, and immersive; a razor-sharp noir thriller that plunges into the murky depths of corruption and moral ambiguity.” –The Prairies Book Review
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Wow! I’m a VERY picky reader! I’m hard to please! I want it all….. and THIS BOOK HAS IT ALL! Its smart, characters are consistent and good, I have laughed out loud with some of the witty one liners… the story is superb! I want to read many many more “Slag Ferguson” books. At first I didn’t like the audio reader, but he grew on me and now I can’t imagine anyone but him reading it. This one has it all.

GREAT STORY, smart, witty.

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