Novels · Crime thriller
One Bullet Two Lies
by E. L. Chase · High Velocity Crime series
Johnny Vega wanted one last job. A dead husband, a live insurance policy and two million in bonds turn it into a trap built long before he arrived.
About the book
Ex-courier and part-time trigger man Johnny Vega takes a final job tied to an insurance payout. A ledger of train schedules and policy numbers shows the whole thing was planned around his habits. Cops, a syndicate and a woman on a red Vespa are all closing in.
The feel of the read
The book leans into classic noir furniture: an insurance policy, a widow who may not be grieving, and a ledger of clues planted by someone who already knows the ending. Johnny Vega’s own cynicism sets the tone throughout, more world-weary observation than action-hero swagger.
Who this book is for
Fits readers who want their noir narrated by someone who expects to lose, and who enjoy a plot that turns out to have been designed around the protagonist from the very first page.
Format, price and where to read it
One Bullet Two Lies is $3.99 on Kindle, free to read with Kindle Unlimited, and also available in paperback.
Tropes and themes
- One last job
- Insurance scam
- Set-up
- Cynical antihero
- Double-cross
Read this if you like
- lean, mean crime noir
- one-last-job stories
- city-as-a-trap thrillers
Questions
Where can I buy One Bullet Two Lies?
One Bullet Two Lies is available as a Kindle eBook on Amazon US and Amazon UK and as a paperback. It is enrolled in Kindle Unlimited, so members can read it at no extra cost.
Who wrote One Bullet Two Lies?
One Bullet Two Lies is part of the High Velocity Crime series by E. L. Chase.
Is there a paperback edition of One Bullet Two Lies?
Yes. One Bullet Two Lies is available in paperback on Amazon US and Amazon UK, in addition to the Kindle eBook.
