Suckerpunch

By Jeremy Brown

No head butts, groin strikes, eye gouges, or fishhooks. He’d go along with it, but heavyweight mixed martial artist Aaron “Woodshed” Wallace thinks they’re taking all the fun out of fighting.

Stuck on no-name cards for tiny organizations, Woody is trying to put his shady past behind him with help from his trainer and mentor, Brazilian jiu-jitsu black belt Gil Hobbes.

When Banzai Eddie Takanori—president of MMA’s largest organization, Warrior Inc.—offers Woody a short-notice fight against a highly favored poster boy, Woody sees his shot at salvation.

By the time Woody figures out he’s just a pawn in a high-stakes game between psychopaths, he’s in way too deep.

Good thing he knows how to take a punch.

And give a few back…

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Round 1 of the Woodshed Wallace series
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Library Journal Starred Review!
“This superb thriller set in the world of professional martial arts stands a bloody head above other titles in this genre.”
~Library Journal

“Between the sanctioned fights, the training for the boys, and the mob, readers will enjoy Wallace taking opponents to the woodshed.”
~ Harriet Klausner, Midwest Book Reviews (August 2011)

“Brown has extensive training in various martial arts disciplines and takes readers deep inside the world of MMA. . . . He also gives readers a smartly constructed, well-told crime novel.”
~ David Pitt, Booklist (August 2011)

“This superb thriller stands a bloody head above other titles in this genre. Fans of MMA and readers who enjoy sports fiction will want a ringside seat for this one.”
~ Library Journal (August 2011)

"Brown (Crime Files and other YA Four-Minute Forensic mysteries) launches a new thriller series with this impressive first set in the violent world of professional mixed martial arts… The gore inherent in no-holds-barred fighting may be excessive for some, but seasoned noir fans will find plenty to savor. The engaging Wallace is more than capable of carrying a series."
~ Publishers Weekly, August 2011

“Between the sanctioned fights, the training for the boys, and the mob, readers will enjoy Wallace taking opponents to the woodshed.”
~ Harriet Klausner (June 2011)

No head butts, groin strikes, eye gouges, or fishhooks. The Nevada State Athletic Commission was taking all the fun out of no-holds-barred fighting. The referee jabbered on, and my opponent, Glenn “The Specimen” Porter, stared at me from less than two inches away, so close I had to go cross-eyed to keep him in focus. I thought, Why bother? He was an ugly bastard, and I didn’t want to look at him anyway. But I couldn’t drop my gaze. Not because it would show weakness or give him the sense I was worried. No, it was because fans love a good stare down, and I could hear them working themselves into a frenzy, higher and higher like a turbine cycling up for takeoff. Besides, if things went well for me, it was going to be the longest part of the fight, and I didn’t want the crowd to feel cheated on the ticket price. Porter huffed out through his mouthpiece, emitting an odor of onions and sour milk that crept up my face and threatened to wilt my eyes. Who ate those two things before a fight? It couldn’t be healthy, and to me, it was downright discourteous. The ref finished his spiel and told us to touch gloves, which we did. It was the lightest hit either of us would get for a while. I backed up into my corner of the cage and watched Porter do the same. Specimen was tattooed across the top of his stomach. The thing about getting your nickname printed permanently on your skin: you’d better live up to the name as long as you have the skin. Read More. . .

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