Introducing Detective Luke Steele
A Free Novella from Jon Sealy
Chasing Keys
A ransacked auto shop on the outskirts of town. A mysterious bloodstain. And a missing troublemaker who might not want to be found.
Southern noir meets small-town secrets — and one detective who’s most at home on the other side of the caution tape.
Enter the world of Detective Luke Steele and the South Carolina Foothills. One Friday afternoon, he’s pushing paperwork and waiting for the weekend when the call comes in: possible crime scene at Carson's Auto Shop. He recognizes the name immediately. The missing shop owner, Robby Carson, is the guy who is always scheming, always one step away from trouble — the friend Luke left behind years ago.
Teaming up with Sheriff’s Deputy Kayla Baker, he finds a ransacked office, blood on the floor of the service bay, and a cryptic ledger hinting at a high-stakes gambling ring. They soon discover they aren’t the only ones hunting for Robby, and the people he’s in debt to aren’t the type to ask polite questions…