BRONCO BUSTER – “Hammerhead” Jed is back! And this time, he’s gone a little bit country…
After a lumberjack games competitor is found floating face down in a pool with an axe buried in the back of his head, former pro wrestler-turned-PI “Hammerhead” Jed Ounstead is on the case.
“Hammerhead” Jed Ounstead is on the case. Investigating the Colossal Cloverdale Rodeo and County Fair with his ne’er do well cousin Declan, Jed finds that he will need all of his skills to find out what happened to a man they’d just spent the previous night drinking with. Along the way, these two city boys will need to reckon with the raucous world of the rodeo, dodging homicidal clowns, betting on cow pie bingo, riding bucking broncos and more in their attempt to solve the case over the course of one crazy day.
Bronco Buster is the ferociously funny fast-paced fourth installment in A.J. Devlin’s award-winning mystery series.
With Iona Whishaw, Award-Winning Canadian #1 Bestselling Author of the Lane Winslow Historical Mystery Series
About A.J. Devlin
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 Conservatory. After working as a screenwriter in Hollywood, he moved back to Port Moody, BC, where he now lives with his children.
Cobra Clutch, the first book in the “Hammerhead” Jed professional wrestling mystery-comedy series, was released in spring 2018 and nominated for a Lefty Award for Best Debut Mystery and won the 2019 Crime Writers Of Canada Arthur Ellis Award for Best First Novel.
The highly acclaimed sequel, Rolling Thunder, was released in spring 2020 and featured in the Vancouver Sun, The Province, The Globe and Mail, Kirkus Reviews, Library Journal Reviews, Mystery Tribune Magazine, CrimeFictionLover.com, 49thShelf.com, and on CBC Radio’s The Next Chapter.
The third book in the series, Five Moves of Doom, was published in September 2022 by NeWest Press and featured on The House of Mystery Radio Show on NBC. It won the 2022 Crime Fiction Lover Editor’s Choice Award for Best Indie Crime Novel, was selected by The Globe and Mail as one of the Best Books of 2022, was a finalist for the 2023 Lefty Award for Best Humorous Mystery, shortlisted for the 2023 Crime Writers of Canada Howard Engel Award of Excellence for Best Novel Set in Canada, and nominated for the 2023 Killer Nashville Silver Falchion Award for Best Comedic Mystery.
Book 4 Bronco Buster out now from NeWest Press everywhere books are sold.
Bronco Buster is “Hammerhead” Jed’s most uproarious case yet — and given A.J. Devlin’s flair for offbeat characters, hilarious dialogue and no-holds-barred action, that’s saying a lot! Jed’s adventures were raucous enough with the quirky world of wrestling as a backdrop. Throw in a twist-filled day at the rodeo, and you’re saddling up for the wildest ride of the year!
If you read only one mystery featuring a banana milkshake-guzzling pro wrestler-turned-P.I. this year, make it Bronco Buster. Nobody combines slapstick comedy and hard-boiled crime like A.J. Devlin. And if you want more-you will, after this riotous fourth entry in the hilarious “Hammerhead” Jed series go back and read the rest. And then read this one again.
Action-packed, with all the colour and gritty din of a small-time rodeo alive on every page, a sadder, wiser but incurably romantic “Hammerhead” can’t resist the lure of a lurid death, drawing him back to his beloved detective work. Don’t even try to resist the whirlwind ride of clues, eccentric characters, and that Devlinesque twisty ending!
With Bronco Buster, A.J. Devlin proves he’s the undisputed champion of hilarious and heartfelt mysteries. A riotous and adrenaline-packed romp full of rodeo clowns, lumberjacks, and murderers, the fourth book in Devlin’s award-winning “Hammerhead” Jed series had me howling with laughter from the first line and crying by the last.
Bronco Buster is a wild, outrageous, and edgy mystery-comedy – I absolutely loved it! Jed must contend with rodeo clowns, maddened bulls, desperate hatchet throwers, a Doukhobor cult leader, and a cowgirl who lassoes like Wonder Woman. Studded with witticisms, crackling dialogue, and raucous action, this is Hammerhead’s best adventure yet. A must-read!
Devlin’s hero’s introspection, his sensitivity, encased in the beefcake frame of a pro wrestler, adds a refreshing layer to “Hammerhead” Jed’s character. Bronco Buster is both a mystery and an adventure, with all the humour and action you could ask for, and a hero with heart — a fast-paced thrill ride that doesn’t give you a chance to catch your breath, let alone put it down.
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I reckon I owe a mighty big thanks to the Sheriff of great interviews @erikdsouzareal and @crimewriterscanada for lettin’ me have such a rootin’-tootin’ good time on their podcast!
Link on Facebook.com/ajdevlinauthor or here:
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Dining at my house is now never-ending.
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That moment you bring props to an @crimewriterscanada Zoom recording and find out it’s audio only.
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That moment you bring props to an @crimewriterscanada Zoom recording and find out it’s audio only.
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#frankdrebin
Thank you to @jjamesdupuis of @themiramichireader for taking the time to get back in the saddle with “Hammerhead” Jed with this heroic review of Bronco Buster!
Link to full review in @themiramichireader bio or here:
https://miramichireader.ca/2024/10/bronco-buster-by-a-j-devlin/
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Thank you to @jjamesdupuis of @themiramichireader for taking the time to get back in the saddle with “Hammerhead” Jed with this heroic review of Bronco Buster!
Link to full review in @themiramichireader bio or here:
https://miramichireader.ca/2024/10/bronco-buster-by-a-j-devlin/
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The fifth and final advanced blurb for Bronco Buster is horse and Hockensmith approved!
Not long after I moved back from LA my mentor and professor Len Schrader passed away, leaving me with a lot of passion for crime fiction but no one to deep dive talk with about it any longer.
Then one day while combing the mystery aisle at my local bookstore like I tended to do, I came across a crime / western mash-up masterpiece from a hot new debut author that changed my life — HOLMES ON THE RANGE by @mrhockensmith
The novel was so innovative, hilarious, and entertaining it not only inspired me to roll the dice on my grappling gumshoe idea, but it also reminded me of all the times Len and I would reminisce about our favourite action-packed pulp tales which always had humour and heart.
While it pales in comparison to the eloquent generosity of his blurb for Bronco Buster, I reckon I oughta whip out my double barrels o’truth and share two things with y’all:
1) Holmes On The Range was proudly showcased on my @strandmag list of the Top 5 Mystery-Comedy Novels of All Time
2) Without “Old Red” & “Big Red” there would be no “Hammerhead” Jed
A hearty heap o’gratitude to my old-time Wild West crime-comedy hero and new West Coast word-slingin’ pal STEVE HOCKENSMITH 🙏🏻🤠🙏🏻
Catch up on all of Steve’s awesome bibliography and check out his latest projects here:
www.stevehockensmith.com
#stevehockensmith #humor #mystery #newyorktimesbestsellingauthor #mysterynovel #holmesontherange #hiredguns #western #comedy #broncobuster #hammerheadjed #bananamilkshake #meetyourheroes #crimefiction #authorgratitude
The fifth and final advanced blurb for Bronco Buster is horse and Hockensmith approved!
Not long after I moved back from LA my mentor and professor Len Schrader passed away, leaving me with a lot of passion for crime fiction but no one to deep dive talk with about it any longer.
Then one day while combing the mystery aisle at my local bookstore like I tended to do, I came across a crime / western mash-up masterpiece from a hot new debut author that changed my life — HOLMES ON THE RANGE by @mrhockensmith
The novel was so innovative, hilarious, and entertaining it not only inspired me to roll the dice on my grappling gumshoe idea, but it also reminded me of all the times Len and I would reminisce about our favourite action-packed pulp tales which always had humour and heart.
While it pales in comparison to the eloquent generosity of his blurb for Bronco Buster, I reckon I oughta whip out my double barrels o’truth and share two things with y’all:
1) Holmes On The Range was proudly showcased on my @strandmag list of the Top 5 Mystery-Comedy Novels of All Time
2) Without “Old Red” & “Big Red” there would be no “Hammerhead” Jed
A hearty heap o’gratitude to my old-time Wild West crime-comedy hero and new West Coast word-slingin’ pal STEVE HOCKENSMITH 🙏🏻🤠🙏🏻
Catch up on all of Steve’s awesome bibliography and check out his latest projects here:
www.stevehockensmith.com
#stevehockensmith #humor #mystery #newyorktimesbestsellingauthor #mysterynovel #holmesontherange #hiredguns #western #comedy #broncobuster #hammerheadjed #bananamilkshake #meetyourheroes #crimefiction #authorgratitude
Had a spooktacular time meeting some perfect strangers at the @allhallowseve_market today 🎃
GREAT SCOTT!
The Bronco Buster book launch is only one week away — next Saturday October 12th from High Noon - 4 pm at @parksidebrewery — featuring complimentary appetizers, milkshakes, door prizes, fun swag for the younger cowboys and cowgirls, fundraising for the @portmoodysoccerclub U14D3 “Hammerheads” and of course all kinds of books and beer for sale 🍻📚🍌
THIS IS HEAVY.
GREAT SCOTT!
The Bronco Buster book launch is only one week away — next Saturday October 12th from High Noon - 4 pm at @parksidebrewery — featuring complimentary appetizers, milkshakes, door prizes, fun swag for the younger cowboys and cowgirls, fundraising for the @portmoodysoccerclub U14D3 “Hammerheads” and of course all kinds of books and beer for sale 🍻📚🍌
THIS IS HEAVY.
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