Rafferty's Rules: A Rafferty P.I. Mystery

W. Glenn Duncan

d squared publishing

About this ebook

Bikers kidnapped her daughter

She wants Rafferty to kill them all

And she’s willing to pay …

Rafferty ain’t in the revenge business. 

So when he gets told to gun down the low-lifes who kidnapped Vivian Mollison and put her into a drug-induced twilight zone, it’s no can do. 

No matter how much money Vivian’s mother is willing to throw at him.

But stirring up trouble amongst five outlaw bikers who picked on the wrong girl? 

Now that’s more like it.

Years ago, Rafferty saved Vivian’s life. Can he do it again?

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In the tradition of the best pulp thrillers, RAFFERTY’S RULES is the first book in the Rafferty : P.I. mystery series.

Rafferty’s a Dallas P.I. and an ex-cop who spent enough time on the streets to understand how things work. 

He may quote Latin occasionally, smoke too much, and be a cynical sonofabitch, but when the shit hits the fan and you need someone you can trust, you’ll be glad you called Rafferty.

If you take your mysteries hardboiled, drizzled with pulp, and an extra helping of wise-cracking tough talk, you’ll love Rafferty : P.I.

Buy RAFFERTY’S RULES today and discover the series readers are saying is “… on my list of great private eye writers along with Kinky Friedman, Elmore Leonard, and Lawrence Sanders.”

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Praise for W. Glenn Duncan:

“Sometimes it seemed W. Glenn Duncan's Texas P.I. Rafferty had a rule for everything, but the fact remains that most of them were a hoot. And, of course, a further irony is that "Rafferty's Rules" is, in fact, an Australian football term for "no rules at all.” - Thrilling Detective Website

“I have all of the Rafferty titles in my collection. I've gotten rid of a lot of stuff over the years, but the Rafferty books are a mainstay. I think they're terrific!” - Paul Bishop - Author of LIE CATCHERS

“Duncan truly captured the pure essence of the definitive smart-ass private eye in his character Rafferty. Take part Sam Spade with a little Mike Hammer, mix in some Spenser and you have an awesome character.” - Cliff Fausset

“At first sniff, it may smell like Spenser with a cowboy hat, but take a good whiff: W. Glenn Duncan's Dallas, Texas private eye RAFFERTY was actually a blast of fresh air in what was rapidly becoming a glut of sensitive, soul-searching, overly politically-correct cookie cutter P.I.s in the late eighties. Of course, it helps that Dallas ain't Boston.” - Kevin Burton Smith

Ratings and reviews

The most exciting prologue I have ever read in a book. Rafferty Rules W. Glenn Duncan This is a book that grabbed my interest on page 1. It was a book filled with action. It was a joy to read such a well written book full of interesting characters. You can't help but to love Rafferty. He's quite the lady's man. He tough when he has to be. I now have the whole series. I recommend this book to anyone who loves the old PI style of solving a crime. I will be a die hard Rafferty fan. These books are good. Don't miss out on these good novels.

I loved this book no dancing around the job that has got to be done . Throughtly enjoyed this authors style and I am looking forward to reading more of his work...don't be shy if you love detective books this is a good one to pick up, you'll will keep reading till the final page because it is just that smart and good.

This is a fast-paced, action packed, good read. It held my interest till the much too soon ending. I really enjoyed and am going to continue the series.

About the author

W. Glenn Duncan, a former newsman, politician, and professional pilot, has lived in Iowa, Ohio, Oregon, Florida, Texas and California. He now lives with his wife in Australia. His novels in the Rafferty P.I. Series are: Rafferty’s Rules, Last Seen Alive, Poor Dead Cricket, Wrong Place Wrong Time, Cannon’s Mouth and Fatal Sisters.

Fatal Sisters won a Shamus Award for Best Paperback original.

The Rafferty P.I. Series is continued by his son, writing as W. Glenn Duncan Jr., with the release of False Gods.