Music City Mayhymn

How do you handcuff an invisible hit man?

Meet Max Malone - Nashville's #1 homicide detective, barbecue aficionado, and consummate jackass. In just one week in May, a series of suspicious deaths propels Max to unravel a time-critical mystery. Aided by his ukulele-wielding partner, Vince Wilson, and brilliant beat cop, Helen Hanover, they pursue a self-righteous vigilante playing judge, jury and cunning executioner.

The relentless reaper targets victims in high and low places, while a select task force scrambles to protect the public and prevent the next hit. Enigmatic and seemingly invisible, the perp's M.O. at first appears random. But bodies and a cryptic, recurring clue keep piling up.

Besides being a master sleuth, like so many in Nashville, Max is a frustrated songwriter. His vast collection of vinyl records and savant-like memory of hit songs provide a soundtrack to the race for answers through staggering revelations and the detective's own crossroads.

In this extraordinary debut novel, award-winning songwriter and recording artist, Billy Sprague, exposes the layered M.O. of a human soul, and paints detective Max Malone, along with the reader, into the same desperate corner - where the only way out - means a risk-it-all leap of faith.

"A non-stop action page-turner with amazing twists and turns. Billy Sprague's writing is

spot on and his storytelling superb. Told with the deft hand of a true Nashville insider."

Brett James - Songwriting Hall of Famer with 27 #1 hits, including a Grammy

for Jesus Take the Wheel sung by Carrie Underwood.