Tuesday, February 18, 2014

Coming Soon to Eckhartz Press: "Lost in the Ivy" by Randy Richardson

In 2012 Randy Richardson wrote the critically acclaimed "Cheeseland" for Eckhartz Press. The readers at Goodreads named it their favorite "Coming of Age" novel when it was released. (Photo by Eric Benjamin Kleinberg, 2014)

This year in honor of the 100th anniversary of Wrigley Field, Randy has updated and improved his earlier mystery/thriller novel "Lost in the Ivy". It will be released by Eckhartz Press on Opening Day (March 31), and will be available for pre-order beginning March 20th. What is it about?

Reporter Charley Hubbs has the story that any reporter would kill for. The problem is that he may have done just that.

As the dead bodies pile up around him, Charley sets out to prove to himself that he’s not the homicidal maniac the press has made him out to be. Enlisting the aid of seductive, whip-smart bartender Elizabeth “Lizzy” Parker, he makes a daring courthouse escape. From that point on, it’s a race against time for the truth. Along the way, Charley discovers that he can run, but not hide, from his past.

Against the backdrop of Chicago's storied Wrigley Field, a baseball shrine cursed by a billy goat, Charley is caught in a deadly game of cat-and-mouse. Only by unlocking the mysteries of his past and opening his heart again will he be able to find if hope truly does spring eternal.

The cover (below) was designed by the same artist who designed the cover for "Cheeseland", Eckhartz Press' Kelly Hyde...

Lost in the Ivy Cover