Dead Awakening: The Complete Lenny Holcomb Mysteries

TWO FULL-LENGTH MYSTERIES.
ONE BLOCKBUSTER SERIES.
A specially-priced, newly updated and expanded compilation of 'FATAL DEAD LINES' and 'SECRETS OF THE DEAD.'

When Lenny Holcomb is on the beat, death is only the beginning of the story... Reporter Lenny Holcomb speaks for the dead. He tells their final stories. He writes their obituaries. After decades on the obit desk, Lenny has learned to uncover something else - the dying secrets of the deceased. This sends him back into the streets with a shrewd mind and a recharged sense of purpose - namely, to take down the politically connected power brokers in Pennsylvania's crooked capital city.

With the help of ambitious reporter Jacquelyn "Jack" Towers, Lenny follows a trail of political spin and backroom corruption to the highest levels of Pennsylvania government - where the right influence can make any problem disappear. Unfortunately, some very powerful people think Lenny Holcomb has just become a problem. And the odds against Lenny ever finding the truth couldn't be higher.

Author John Luciew plumbs the depths of power, politics and the press in this updated and unabridged collection of the Complete Lenny Holcomb Mysteries. The result is a gripping, nail-biting race for the truth. Can Lenny put the politically-charged pieces together in time? Or will the last obituary he pens be his own? It's a rip-roaring political yarn with an authentic, torn-from-the-headlines feel. You won't be able to put it down.

Journalist John Luciew is the author of numerous ripped-from-the-headlines fictional thrillers that mix politics, corporate power and pulse-pounding suspense, including: KILL THE STORY, ZERO TOLERANCE, SECRETS OF THE DEAD, FATAL DEAD LINES, CORPORATE CUNNING, and most recently, LAST CASE. His non-fiction titles include the true-crime account, SUSPECT/VICTIM, and the real-life medical thriller, "CATASTROPHIC."

From the Author: Dear Reader, I lovingly present Lenny Holcomb, my first fictional character. Lenny spoke to me in much the same way the dead people of his obituaries speak to him. Unfortunately, his complete story became separated by the arbitrary nature of the publishing business. This special edition joins the long-separated Lenny Holcomb books into one seamless narrative. The two books always were intended as companion pieces. This edition unites them for the first time, finally presenting Lenny Holcomb's story in full -- and all in one place. I hope you enjoy it, discovering the many narrative arcs that bridge both books and come to a full and satisfying resolution by the final page.