Five Moves of Doom

by A.J. Devlin

In “Hammerhead” Jed’s third case, the pro-wrestler PI looks like he might be down for the count while investigating an underground fight circuit.

Hired by local mixed martial arts trainer Elijah Lennox to find a missing UFC Championship belt, pro-wrestler PI “Hammerhead” Jed must extract answers from the tight-knit MMA community. Still consuming his weight in banana milkshakes, Jed ventures into a world of jewel thieves, bodybuilders, eccentric yoga enthusiasts, and adorable baby goats. As he infiltrates an exclusive and unique no-holds-barred fight club, Jed might just find himself down for the count … Five Moves of Doom is a high-altitude and high-attitude entry in A.J. Devlin’s award-winning mystery series, one that finds its hero pushed to his absolute limit, relying on his closest allies to survive, and making choices he never thought he’d have to make.

Trade Paperback / Sept. 15, 2022 ISBN 10: 1-77439-055-8

ISBN 13: 978-177439-055-9

BISAC 1: FIC022090 BISAC 2: FIC022010 BISAC 3: FIC022000 236 pp / 5” x 8” / $22.95 cdn $17.95 usd

“Devlin is not only on his game, but in a league of his own. The best yet in the ‘Hammerhead’ Jed series.”

~ Dave Butler, Award-Winning author of FULL CURL

About The Author

A.J. Devlin grew up in Greater Vancouver before moving to Southern California where he earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Screenwriting from Chapman University and a Master of Fine Arts in Screenwriting from The American Film Institute. After working as a screenwriter in Hollywood, he moved back home to Port Moody, BC, where he now lives with his wife and two children. The award-winning Cobra Clutch was released in 2018, and its follow-up, Rolling Thunder, in 2020. For more information on A.J. and his books, please visit ajdevlin.com.

ADDITIONAL SALES POINTS

• Taps into the no-holds-barred world of MMA. • First series entry won Best First Crime Novel at the Arthur Ellis Awards and was nominated for Best Debut Mystery Novel at the Lefty Awards.

MARKETING PLAN

• International press release and ARC mailout. • Announcement of book’s release by email newsletter and on the NeWest Press Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter pages. • Podcast/reading interview on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, iHeartRadio. • Press releases and review mailouts to various CBC outlets across the nation, both radio and television. • Ads in Glass Buffalo, Prairie Books NOW, Mystery Scene, Prairie Fire, PRISM international, Read Alberta Books (Alberta Views), subTerrain, and the ULS Super Forthcoming Catalogue. • Online Zoom launch, and eventual in-person launches in Vancouver, Calgary, and Toronto. • Author will attend various wrestling and roller derby events in the Vancouver area. • Submit to all eligible awards.

MARKETS

• National trade: mystery • US and UK trade: mystery • Vancouver, BC / urban

COMPARISON TITLES

• Hell and Gone by Sam Wiebe (978-1-550179-63-7, Harbour Publishing Company, 2021) • Squeeze Me by Carl Hiassen (978-0-525435-28-0, Vintage / Knopf Doubleday, 2021) • Home by Harlan Coben (978-1-101984-26-0, Dutton, 2017)