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Mystery Scene Magazine

Posted on February 19, 2021February 19, 2021 by joshstallings

“Tricky is a witty, gritty love letter to Los Angeles. The action thrills; the key players are written with sensitivity and grace; and Stallings manages to entertain while advocating for criminal justice reform and calling out unexamined societal biases.” — Katrina Niidas Holm,  Mystery Scene Magazine

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Mystery People Review

Posted on February 9, 2021February 9, 2021 by joshstallings

Tricky is a great cop thriller and so much more. It straddles the works of Michael Conelly and Craig Johnson with a style and voice all its own.

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Library Journal Review

Posted on February 9, 2021February 9, 2021 by joshstallings

A challenging must-read for police procedural fans reflects today’s society.

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Booklist Review

Posted on February 9, 2021February 9, 2021 by joshstallings

This is a finely crafted novel. Noirishly hard-boiled, the book is much more than a police procedural; it’s an exploration of some serious themes, such as personal redemption and the societal prejudices against the disabled

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CrimeReads Review

Posted on February 9, 2021February 9, 2021 by joshstallings

Punk-rock poet Josh Stallings has written an intense new crime novel about the power of people to change.

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Live Talk Idyllwild Library 2.16.21 6pm PST

Posted on February 9, 2021February 9, 2021 by joshstallings

Join us for the first in a series of Local Author Talks, “Idyllwild Reads…Idyllwild.”

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Inspiration for writing TRICKY

Posted on February 8, 2021February 9, 2021 by joshstallings

Everything I write starts from my life, people I’ve known, people I’ve been. Somewhere in the writing the characters and story gain a life of their own. Looking back I can see three distinct muses that drove the creation of TRICKY.

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Please Don’t Shoot My Son

Posted on February 8, 2021February 9, 2021 by joshstallings

I have been asked why publish Tricky now. In light of the Black Lives Matter and the Defund the Police movement, what kinda idjit writes a LAPD detective as a protagonist?  Short answer: Um, me.  Snarky answer:  Problems with the police didn’t start in the summer of 2020. If you haven’t noticed this, count yourself…

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Crime Fiction Needs Neurodiversity.

Posted on February 8, 2021February 9, 2021 by joshstallings

My placement of an intellectually disabled man at the center of Tricky wasn’t a decision to be neurodiverse—I hadn’t heard of the term yet—or a plotting calculation. It was personal. My son Dylan is intellectually disabled.

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Virtual Book Signing!

Posted on February 7, 2021February 9, 2021 by joshstallings

Get a signed bookplate for Josh Stallings’ novel Tricky.

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