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Manuscripts

Unpublished manuscripts

Image for the Detective Fiction Novel titled All That is the Case by Hugh Burkhart with the Killer Nashville Claymore Finalist Award

All That is the Case

Novel  |  Detective Fiction |  81,000 words

When private detective Shepard Crum is hired by successful San Diego real estate developer James Thorton to find his thirty-year-old beach bro son Scott, the ensuing investigation reveals as much about toxic masculinity as it does the seedy underbelly of business and politics in sunny southern California.

Image for the Comic Literary Novel titled Customer Service by Hugh Burkhart

Customer Service

Novel  | Comic, Literary |  82,000 words

Set in post-industrial Detroit, Customer Service is told through the viewpoints of the employees and students at a school for retraining injured workers, including instructor and failed musician Charlie Everett, who comes to question the worth of an education aimed at staffing big box stores and call centers.

© 2024 by Hugh Burkhart

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