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What could have been a 4-star dropped a full star for me, which is a shame. It almost felt like the author was on a roll – and then suddenly he ran out of steam, lost his concentration, and just gave up. There is also a rather oddball twist to the ending that, to me, turned this from exceptional noir to something more akin to a 70’s model Batman cartoon.

There is no answer to some important questions – especially the question of how Thad’s blood wound up being so incredibly addictive.

Then, in my opinion, it runs off the rails. That all works well, right up until the last few chapters. The descriptive narrative is extremely well done, the character development is wonderful. The story is very noir – the older detective, the sidekick, the gritty story line. For Thad is very special, in a very terrible way. And he will do anything – anything – to find Thad. Thaddeus Smith is an ex-soldier who Dan Maple is desperate to find. James Arklow is a former cop turned detective/criminology professor/PI potboiler author of a ‘certain age’ who is approached by an ex-junkie – an ex-junkie with tons of money, and an offer of hundreds of thousands of dollars if Arklow will locate a single person. I was really torn over my read of Hirsch's "Flash Blood".

It is easier to find men who will volunteer to die, than to find those who are willing to endure pain with patience. He can be found online at: I don't do drugs. Army, wherein his travels took him to Iraq and Germany. More information can be found here: He served four years in the U.S. His novel, My Tired Shadow, is available from Underground Voices. His novels Veterans' Affairs, The Bastard's Grimoire, and Touch No One were published by Black Rose Writing. His novels Kentucky Bestiary and The Dove and the Crow were published by Paragraph Line Books. He previously worked as a sports correspondent for Fight Hype covering boxing matches around the globe, and he was also a finalist in a Glimmer Train Short Story Award Competition for New Writers. His short stories were also featured in 3 AM Magazine. His novella House of Crystal was published by Silverthought and his novella Orphan Elixir was serialized in The Western Online. He has sold work to Underground Voices and Zahir Tales. His novel War-Crossed Eyes was published by Mélange Books, and his novels Rolling Country and The Last Slice of Pizza were published by Moonshine Cove Publishing. Joseph Hirsch's books Ohio at Dusk and Flash Blood were both published by Damnation Books.