"Mesa" it Begins.

 Writing the newest Nick Posh thriller titled "Mesa" will possibly take a bit longer than I usually take because I'm working now, and can only get to it after work and on weekends.  I won't rush myself, and I have no timeline or agenda to meet.  I'm just happy to be back in the "saddle" again - - that's sort of a play on words because in the book Nick will have to saddle up and ride across desert terrain to capture one of the bad guys he's chasing. There are actually quite a few in this new book.

    The last book "1211" was a different sort of book. It dealt with the strange personalities of a certain home in the city where Posh and his family live. There were murders but he wasn't using his detective skills to trap any of them really. He was using his wits and charm to help an elderly suspect from being wrongfully accused; and yes, he did manage to stop a couple of bad guys from doing things they shouldn't be doing.

    "Mesa" will see the American gumshoe back on track, and working under his own steam as an independent investigator. He's being paid by the City of Oklahoma City to track down and hopefully apprehend a couple of men who had murdered two women in that fair city.  He ends up taking on additional work that seemingly corresponds to his first assignment; sort of double-dipping, but not necessarily.  He forms his own task force to assist him as they'll need to split up to make the case, or cases.

    This one will be fun to write. It involves strange people, odd events, lawlessness in lawless places, and a throwback to the Old West days that somehow seem trapped in time for obvious reasons. The entire book will be spread over a short amount of time; only two months. It's action packed, fun, crazy, wildly imaginative, and it will showcase the charming behavior of our man Nick Posh; the man who can smile his way both in and out of trouble.

    I hope it turns out the way I want it to. I'm studying and researching today and all week. I'll start writing next weekend probably. Some of the characters in this one will be very recognizable. L. Frank Baum is mentioned, as well as other Chicago entertainers, murderers, and high-enders such as George Remus, Beulah Annan, Byron Gay, and both the Ringlings and the Barnums. Circus personnel, animal trainers, wranglers, gamblers; you name it - - they make their appearances against the backdrop of the greater Southwest barren trails and buttes.

    Right now I'm studying the murders of a few of the more publicized cases in the United Kingdom as well as the United States during that period because Posh will continue his weekly calls to his friends in Edinburgh; helping them help him with cases he's working.  His wife Elaine and his son Alistair are vacationing in the old city so they'll make their appearances as well. Good stuff. I can't wait to pen it - - type it.

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