“The funniest thing I’ve ever read.”--Hugh Howey, author of WOOL SILKIn the future, thousands of people live underwater in self-contained communities called Bio-Cylinders. Such a life requires strict arbitrary laws and capricious female mayors.Just don’t tell the crazy wench you want to get flushed out into the ocean.Because that would be really stupid.ABOUT THE AUTHOR“Howie Hughs” is a pen name for thriller author Jude Hardin. Jude is the author of six Nicholas Colt novels and one short story. Each works as a standalone, but many readers prefer to experience the events of the series in chronological order. If you are one of those readers, this list is for you:COLT*POCKET-47CROSSCUTSNUFF TAG 9RATTLEDKEY DEATHBLOOD TATTOO*Although published at a later date, the events in COLT precede those in Jude’s debut thriller POCKET-47.Other books by Jude Hardin:BAD NURSE: A SERIAL THRILLERPraise for Jude Hardin’s Thrillers:POCKET-47 sucked me in and held me enthralled. Author Jude Hardin keeps the pace frantic, the thrills non-stop, but best of all is his hero, the wonderfully ironic Nicholas Colt. This is a character I'm eager to follow through many adventures to come.—Tess Gerritsen, New York Times bestselling author of ICE COLD.The best PI debut I've read in years, fit to share shelf space with the best of Ross Macdonald, Sue Grafton, and Robert B. Parker.POCKET-47 is so hot you may burn your hands reading. Highly recommended.—J.A. Konrath, author of the Jack Daniels mysteriesHardin gets everything right in his powerhouse thriller debut, which introduces rock star–turned–PI Nicholas Colt. —Publishers Weekly Jude Hardin takes the thriller genre into the darkest corners of the human heart and mind. Bold suspense and drama. —Scott Nicholson, author of LIQUID FEARKEY DEATH is an exhilarating thriller that punches way above its weight. It hits you hard and fast with crackling suspense, hair-raising twists and stunning revelations. Word of advice: don't start on this one unless you're prepared to stay up all night. —John Ling, author of THE BLASPHEMERColt is a physical, no-holds-barred PI, reminiscent of Robert B. Parker's Spenser and Lee Child's Jack Reacher, and his debut is action-packed. With a hefty toll of dead bodies, some described in cringe-inducing detail, this is crime fiction at its rawest. Hard-boiled connoisseurs should make Colt's acquaintance now.—BooklistJude Hardin takes the PI novel and psychological suspense to a new, unrestrained level. Fast, fierce, and relentless.—David Morrell, New York Times bestselling creator of Rambo