The Ten-Ounce Siesta
Jack Baddalach's back...
...and he's got a job to do. Escort a Chihuahua named Spike across the desert from Palm Springs to Las Vegas. But this isn't just any Chihuahua. Spike is under the protection of Freddie Gemignani, the shady casino owner who pays Jack's check. When Spike is dognapped by a band of machine-gunning women in black leather, Jack knows there has to be something bigger at stake. After all, it's a dog. Soon he's up to his fists in lowlifes – including a rattlesnake-handling preacher and the newly crowned heavyweight champion of the world. Surviving it all might get Jack a real life. And maybe one last shot in the ring for the greatest title in the whole damn planet...
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Norman Partridge
Norman Partridge (born 1958) is an American author of horror and mystery fiction. He has written two detective novels about retired boxer Jack Baddalach, Saguaro Riptide and The Ten Ounce Siesta. He is also the author of a Crow novel, The Crow: Wicked Prayer, which was adapted in 2005 into the fourth Crow movie, bearing the same name.
Norman Partridge's 2006 novel Dark Harvest, published in a limited edition of 2000 autographed copies and 24 lettered edition copies by Cemetery Dance Publications, was voted one of Publishers Weekly's 100 Best Books of 2006. It also won the 2006 Bram Stoker Award for Best Long Fiction, and has been nominated for two more awards in 2007. Mr. Partridge is currently in talks with a production company about a film option.
Jack Baddalach Mystery Series
Jack Baddalach Mystery Series consists of two books. The current recommended reading order for the series is provided below.
