Garrick Steva
Hard-Boiled Crime Fiction
Inspired by the fog of western Pennsylvania and a deep respect for the classic noir tradition, Garrick Steva’s stories transport readers to a specific moment in time: a Rust Belt America just before the digital deluge. This is a world without instant information, where solving a crime relied on intuition, legwork, and navigating a city of fading industrial grandeur. More than just detective stories, the series chronicles the moment youthful sixties optimism met the harsh realities of a changing world. In both his characters and his craft, Steva champions a deliberate, disciplined approach, finding truth not just in the plot, but in the enduring power of a well-built sentence.
The Last Dispatch: Three Rivers, One Body — A Hard-Boiled Crime Novel
A body pulled from the Allegheny sets the Steel City on edge—and Hannah Robertson has only a cryptic message and a dry Greyhound ticket to guide her. Private investigator James Anderson follows the trail of the missing, while Detective Daniel Kelly juggles justice and politics. In a city where every secret has a price, uncovering the truth might be the deadliest assignment of all.