Does crime still exist after the end of the world? And, if it does ... how much can you get away with charging people to solve it?
"Really excellent book."
- Goodreads Reviewer
In the Orcklands, a sprawling post-apocalyptic nightmare of a city, what is crime? Who gets to decide?
Sievert and Gray - the Orcklands' finest detectors - think they have the answers. At least ... enough to charge clients for their services, anyway.
When a distraught Jane Doe tells them her brother has mysteriously vanished, it's their job to figure out why - and who murdered him. But it won't be easy. Politics is afoot, and when the Orcklands' warring leaders start scheming, things get bloody. Can Sievert and Gray find John Doe and bring his killer to justice (whatever that means) before the bullets start flying?
...probably not. But they'll damn well shoot back if they have to.
"Sievert & Gray, Detectors" is the second standalone novel set in Duncan P. Pacey's Waste series. It's a detective comedy with a splash of difference - although that splash is a bit red and might be hard to wash out.
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Amazon Reviewer wrote:Really excellent book. Duncan Pacey is a fantastic writer who creates characters who are smart, flawed, relatable, and believable. His stories feel like they have a true sense of weight and consequence, and his plots feel important and compelling.
The gags comes steadily and the writing is inventive and enjoyable […] Lots of people meet a sticky end and you’ll definitely get a few laugh out loud moments – as well as a few ‘ew-gross’ ones!
Post-apocalyptic New Zealand with a silly twist
Welcome to the Waste. It's big, it's gross, and it's full of life. Unfortunately, that life has lots of eyes and teeth, and it's almost always hungry.
Centuries ago, the Old World popped out for cigarettes and never came home. No one knows how it happened or why, but these days there's an awful lot of craters in the ground, the robotic Overlords are a bit ticked off, everyone's mutated, and why are there so many undead Things running around at night?
Still, society finds a way. Up and down the endless Waste, people thrive - whether they're hunting criminals in the big city, or simply trying to run a business out in the middle of nowhere. Duncan P. Pacey's "Waste Stories" are full of vibrant, colourful characters, hilarious oddity, memorable madness, and heroic tales of personal sacrifice (and florpadorps).
