I like detective stories - but they'd better challenge me and make me wonder and think - perhaps that's why Joseph Hirsch's FLASH BLOOD fits the bill!

Detective James Arklow is no rookie and no newcomer to the investigative process and all its nuances; so when he leaves the police force to become a private investigator, he brings with him years of knowledge and savvy.

But this is about to be put to the test in Flash Blood, the story of what emerges when a man is pitted against the impossible.

One of the first things a thriller reader will note is Flash Blood's attention to detail, right down to the sights and smells of atmosphere that impart a 'you are there' feel to almost every page.

Flash Blood represents a pivot point in Arklow's life, plain and simple. As such, it will immerse readers in a world of good and bad choices, and it powers all these choices with a potent protagonist whose ultimate goals and reality prove subject to change without notice. Detective novel genre readers, take note: this is a far more complex scenario than your usual 'whodunnit' - and therefore, far more satisfying a read.