Don’t miss this one.” Peter Blauner, New York Times bestselling author of Picture in the Sand and Slow Motion Riot The best thing about him? He sounds a lot like Reed Farrel Coleman, who always gives readers the good stuff from the top shelf. There’s a new tough guy in town named Nick Ryan. “Reed Farrel Coleman has created the urban James Bond.” Tom Straw, #1 New York Times bestselling author (as Richard Castle) I devoured this book!” Louise Penny, #1 New York Times bestselling author I cannot wait to read the next Nick Ryan. Reed is a brilliant storyteller and this book shows off all his skills. But what really elevates this book is the writing. “Reed Farrel Coleman’s Sleepless City is a tour-de-force! The pace is relentless, the plot smart, his new lead character Nick Ryan is a hero for the times. Coleman is a noir grandmaster and I hope this series runs forever.” Lee Child, #1 New York Times bestselling author “What’s one cop gonna do against a rigged system? Sleepless City answers that question in a blaze of pace, action, suspense, and intrigue, all underpinned by thoughtful moral questions and a truly great new character in Nick Ryan. He’s a soldier of the streets with his own personal code.īut what happens when the man who knows all the city’s secrets becomes a threat to both sides of the law? With conflicted loyalties and a divided soul, he’s a veteran cop still fighting his own private war. He’s the mayor’s private cop, the fixer, the first call when the men and women who protect and serve are in trouble and need protection themselves. He has cars, safe houses, money, and weapons hidden all over the city. Nick Ryan can find a criminal who’s vanished. He doesn’t wear a uniform, but he is the most powerful cop in New York. In fact, they don’t talk about him at all. When cops are in trouble, they call Nick Ryan.Įvery cop in the city knows his name, but no one says it out loud. “It’s clearly not everyone’s moral cup of tea,” she laughs.“A tour-de-force! The pace is relentless, the plot smart, his new lead character, Nick Ryan, is a hero for the times…Reed is a brilliant storyteller.” - Louise Penny, #1 New York Times bestselling author Though she assures me the whole thing wasn’t a well-orchestrated viral marketing stunt for her burgeoning DIY and interior design business, she’s managed to take the unexpected attention in stride. But I honestly have no idea how they picked it up.” “I’ve always thought it would be cool to be featured on ZillowGoneWild’s page because it’s one of my favorites. “I’d really hoped our realtor wouldn’t notice the sign and make me take it down, so I was excited when he didn’t,” she says. Nevertheless, when the couple put the finishing touches before listing the house online, Hegenbarth didn’t expect the sign to garner national attention. “Although there was one time I posted a picture of my husband and my dog sleeping in bed together one day on Facebook without even thinking about the sign.” We all have the same sense of humor too, and my sister even put in an order for her own,” she tells me. “Our family has all seen it, and they think it’s hilarious. She doesn’t care she’s clearly used to the decor.”įor everyone else who bore witness to the “Welcome to POUNDTOWN” bedroom sign firsthand, Hegenbarth says most have taken it in stride. “Plus, two out of three of our kids can’t read, and when our oldest read it while I was making it, I just told her it was a funny quote from a movie and she never asked about it again. “He absolutely loved it it matches our humor to a T,” she explains. Hegenbarth created the sign while her husband was gone so she could surprise him when he returned. “I wanted to make it look like just another cheesy decor sign, and then once you read it, BAM! Raunchy and hilarious.” I need to make that,’” she continues.įor sake of radical clarification, “pound town” is a euphemism for sexual intercourse, and the sign welcomes visitors to the place where that happens. ![]() “I saw the OG Poundtown sign in a group on Facebook, and was like, ‘Yeah I love that. It was at that time that an idea began to percolate for a new sign in the bedroom. “My husband went on a 90-day work deployment back in November to New Orleans, where he helped repair homes for those whose lives were destroyed by the most recent hurricane,” Hegenbarth begins.
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