Flip Your Wig

Praise for Roy Chaney

Flip Your Wig

"A historically rich mystery with a delectable noir touch."

-Kirkus Reviews

"A '60s-set procedural that's both gritty and amusing... Chaney finds room in the fog for the older spirits of Philip Marlowe and Sam Spade."

-Booklife

"Layered with intrigue and a tight-knit web of suspense... A captivating noir character study."

-IndieReader

"A dark and intriguing thriller that delicately blends historical elements with hard boiled crime..."

-2024 Booklife Prize

Seven Times Dead

"A fast-paced novel with plenty of white-knuckle suspense and intrigue."

-Library Journal

"An enthralling story, darkly thoughtful and convincing, exciting and terrifying ... Impressively intelligent."

-Kirkus Reviews

"A lively, energetic adventure novel with a dizzying array of twists, turns, and characters... A shot of pure adrenaline in literary form."

-IndieReader

"Pure noir. Readers will be reminded of Hitchcock's North by Northwest..."

-Booklist

"Chaney keeps the pace brisk, filling the narrative with mystery and intrigue... Readers will be swept into (Seven Times Dead) from the start..."

-Booklife

The Ragged End of Nowhere

"The novel shifts from edgy noir into history and derring-do. A wildly entertaining tale."

-Booklist

"A smart new take on a classic genre. If you think you've read the last word on Las Vegas, then you should check out The Ragged End of Nowhere."

-Don Winslow,

author of City on Fire and Savages

"This action-packed plot zips from beautiful but crooked antique dealers to local crime czars to tough-as-nails Foreign Legionnaires. The gritty plot, mixed with some dashes of humor, make this an entertaining read."

-Deadly Pleasures

"One of the most polished and assured first crime novels I've ever read."

-Jason Starr,

author of Cold Caller and Panic Attack

"A spectacular debut. (An) intricate and intense crime thriller detailed with a fast-moving plot. Top-rate."

-Fresh Fiction

"A page-turning thriller that deservedly won the Tony Hillerman Prize."

-Minneapolis Star-Tribune

"A zinger of a cliff-hanger."

-Library Journal

"Highly recommended for readers who enjoy fast-paced action and suspense."

-I Love A Mystery

"Even as he evokes classic hardboiled novels like The Maltese Falcon and I, The Jury, Chaney makes the material his own, adding artistic flourishes and offbeat humor."

-Mystery Scene