"Frame Up"The first in a series of Fenway Burke mystery novels, "Frame Up," Phoenix's first publication, is due to come out this summer. Click the "Read a Sample" link in the top right corner of the page to read a 3-chapter sample.
SynopsisIn “Frame Up” the first volume in the Fenway Burke Detective series, we find our hero living on board his floating home in Marblehead, Massachusetts. The Queen Anne’s Revenge is a fifty-eight foot steel hulled sloop that is more than sea worthy but that could use a good coat of paint. She’s birthed with craft in much better shape. Fenway is living alone and nursing his wounds from his recent divorce. He’s drinks too much and doesn’t seem to know what to do with himself. A childhood friend with a shady background approaches him about clearing a man serving a life sentence for a crime his friend says he didn’t commit. Against his better judgment Fenway takes the case and soon finds himself in over his head… way over his head. Almost right from the start Fenway doesn’t like the smell of things and finds out very quickly that his client’s a patsy who’s been framed up to take a fall. But knowing it and proving it are two different things. As he digs deeper, bodies start to pill up and he finds himself up against sinister forces far beyond his imagining, people with unlimited financial resources and International connections with some of the most violent and ruthless men on the planet. Nothing is as it seems. He’s got to clear an innocent man, find the true culprit and somehow stay in one piece. And the odds aren’t good…Not good at all. High Praise from The Robert B. Parker Fan Club for James Phoenix
“(OMG), I was hooked on Frame Up from the first chapter and couldn't put the damn thing down!”
“Just finished Frame Up and damn! I have to say it was a great read that I couldn't put down.” “I started Frame Up yesterday and finished it this morning. I'll always miss Robert Parker (And John McDonald, since there was kind of a Travis McGee vibe, too), but Fenway Burke and his pals are making my reading future look much brighter and a lot less lonely!” “Thanks for Frame Up, an awesome story and some "new friends" - I can't wait for the next one!” “Really loved Frame Up and can’t wait til the next one in the Fenway Burke series breaks. It’s true, James Phoenix is the next Robert B. Parker.” “Fenway Burke beats the hell out a bad guy one minute and then the next is the tenderest of tender lovers the next...Great stuff!” "Read Frame Up in one sitting. That’s a first for me. I love Parker but I’ve never read one of his books from cover to cover in just one sitting. Phoenix is dynamite. " “Bravo! Great character development, sparking dialog and one really fast moving tale. Loved, loved, loved it. James Phoenix has the goods.” Helen Wilbur, author of Lily’s Victory Garden. |
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The first three chapters of Frame Up