Lights Out Summer

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MYSTERY

1960s & '70s

Rich Zahradnik

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Submision Type

book

Logline

A young woman is gunned down on the same night Son of Sam strikes elsewhere in Queens. The New York press drop everything to pursue the psycho killer, leaving Coleridge Taylor to tell Martha Gibson’s story. As he closes in on the mystery, the blackout of 1977 sets off an orgy of looting and arson.

Genre

Mystery

Short Summary

In March 1977, ballistics link murders going back six months to the same Bulldog .44. A serial killer, Son of Sam, is on the loose. But reporter Coleridge Taylor can’t compete with the armies of journalists fighting New York’s tabloid war. He pursues the murder of a black maid killed the same night.

Setting

New York, 1977

Based on a True Story

No

Plot - Premise

Overcoming Monster/Villain

Plot - Other Elements

Twist

Mature Audience Themes

Language/Profanity,Substance Abuse,Nudity

Main Character Details

Name: Coleridge Samuel Taylor

Age: 36

Gender: Male

Role: Protagonist

Key Traits: Aspiring,Adventurous,Confident,Decisive,Faithful,Honorable,Funny,Sarcastic,Strong Moral Code,Charming,Engaging,Underdog

Additional Character Details

Name: Samantha Callahan

Age: 26

Gender: Female

Role: Sidekick

Key Traits: Adventurous,Badass,Charming,Confident,Decisive,Empathetic,Engaging,Faithful,Heroic,Honorable,Modest,Sexy,Skillful,Funny,Strong Moral Code,Underdog

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About The Author

Lights Out Summer, the fourth book in Rich Zahradnik’s Coleridge Taylor Mystery series, won the 2018 Shamus Award for Best Paperback Private Eye Novel. The first three novels in the series were shortlisted and won awards in the three major competitions for books from independent presses.

Target Audiences

Age: 35-54

Target Gender: Universal

Group Specific

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Publishing Details

Status: Yes: with a Publisher

Publisher: Camel Press

Year Published: 2017

Hard Copy Available

Yes

ISBN

978-1603812139