City of Grudges [Paperback]

A Southern thriller where grudges and corruption collide in a Florida town.

In Pensacola, Florida, newspaper publisher Walker Holmes uncovers theft by beloved figure Bo Hines, igniting a firestorm. As tensions escalate, Hiness wife dies, and Holmes faces blame from a town fueled by old grudges. Determined to expose the truth, Holmes navigates a web of corruption, murder, and small-town secrets, risking everything to redeem his reputation and save his newspaper.

Perfect for readers of crime fiction and Southern suspense,City of Grudgesdelivers:

• Agrippingplot filled with twists and turns
• Ahauntingexploration of small-town politics and enduring secrets
• Acompellingprotagonist battling personal demons and powerful enemies

Will Holmes survive the citys toxic grudges, or become another casualty of its dark past?When publisher of a struggling independent weekly newspaper in Floridas Panhandle writes that his friend and beloved Pensacola philanthropist is an embezzler, he finds hes gone too far in his habitual uncovering of secrets of the towns feuding members and their corruption, racism, and injustice. This time someone is found dead, and his enemies blame him.

Rick Outzen is the publisher and owner of Pensacola Inweekly, an alt-weekly newspaper that published its first issue on July 1, 1999. Six years later, he launched his blog, aptly named “Rick’s Blog,” that quickly became among the most influential blogs in the state of Florida. His reporting on the Billings murders, a double-homicide that garnered national attention, for The Daily Beast garnered the attention of the New York Times, that profiled him and his blog. He was also featured on Dateline NBC’s segment on the murders, “No Safe Place.” Rick also covered the BP oil spill for The Daily Beast, earning international attention for unraveling the oil company’s spin on the disaster. He wal35