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Dead man flying! Ex-stuntman and private detective Rock Dugan faces the toughest challenge of his career. How was his wealthy client murdered while flying alone in a sailplane, in full view of all the suspects in the case? How will Rock survive when gangsters and crooked cops want him off the case? Which of the beautiful women involved in his client's murder can be trusted-and which may turn out to be deadly? SOME DIE HARD is legendary mystery and thriller author Stephen Mertz's first novel, originally published in paperback more than thirty years ago and long out of print. Part hardboiled private eye yarn, part classic novel of detection (with a locked-room mystery unlike any other), SOME DIE HARD is pure entertainment, and Rough Edges Press is proud to make it available once again. This edition includes a new afterword by the author. One of my favorite writers . . . a born storyteller . . . Enjoy! --Max Allan Collins Stephen Mertz writes a hard-edged, fast-paced thriller for those who like their tales straight and sharp. --Joe R. Lansdale

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Stephen Mertz is an American fiction author who is best known for his mainstream thrillers and novels of suspense. His work covers a wide variety of styles from paranormal dark suspense (Night Wind and Devil Creek) to historical speculative thrillers (Blood Red Sun) and hardboiled noir (Fade to Tomorrow). His novels have been well-received critically. Booklist called Nightwind, fast-paced...a white-knuckle read. Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine labeled Mertz, an action specialist. [citation needed] Edgar-winner Joe R. Lansdale supplies this career assessment: Stephen Mertz writes a hard-edged, fast-paced thriller for those who like their tales straight and sharp and full of dark surprise, while Booklist had this to say about The Korean Intercept: Fans of political thrillers will relish this high-action tale. An adrenaline rush! Ed Gorman wrote, Stephen Mertz just keeps on getting better, each novel more dazzling in story and style. Mertz is also a popular lecturer on the craft of writing and has appeared as a guest speaker before writer's groups and at universities. Early in his career, he was a prolific writer of paperback originals under a variety of pseudonyms. His work on Don Pendleton's Mack Bolan series is regarded by fans as some of the best in that series. He also created the Mark Stone: MIA Hunter and Cody's Army series, written under the pseudonyms Jack Buchanan and Jim Case respectively. Stephen Mertz has traveled widely and is a U.S. Army veteran. He presently lives in the American Southwest, and he is always at work on a new book.

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