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About Jann Eyrich
Jann Eyrich is the author of a new eco-mystery series featuring building inspector Hugo Sandoval. While working as the rare, independent woman contractor in San Francisco for twenty years, Jann resided in the legendary shacks of Telegraph Hill where she was gifted anchorage to the City along with insight into the characters she now creates. When she heard about the stranding of a blue whale on the Mendocino Coast in 2009, the adventures of Hugo Sandoval were born.
According to mystery writer, D.D. Black, who writes the Thomas Austin Crime Series:
“In The Rotting Whale, Jann Eyrich artfully merges the realms of mystery and environmentalism to create an enthralling new genre: the eco-mystery. Eyrich’s prose is rich, painting vivid images of both the natural and urban landscapes that serve as the backdrop for Hugo Sandoval’s adventure. Readers will find themselves captivated by the offbeat hero as he ventures from the familiar streets of San Francisco to the rugged Mendocino Coast to unravel the enigma of a stranded blue whale.
“The Rotting Whale seamlessly blends the intrigue of a classic mystery with a thought-provoking environmental theme. Jann Eyrich’s eloquent writing style draws readers into the heart of San Francisco and the noir ambiance of a city on the brink of change. Readers of Dashiell Hammett’s Thin Man Series and Louise Penny’s Chief Inspector Gamache Series should head to their favorite bookstore immediately.”
FICTION/MYSTERY/ ENVIRONMENT | $17
Trade Paper | 5.315” x 8.465”
ISBN: 978-1-7367954-3-9
Pub Date: 9/12/2023
The Rotting Whale: A Hugo Sandoval Eco-Mystery
by Jann Eyrich
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When the natural world and the built world collide, the earth needs a good building inspector…
In this first case in the new Hugo Sandoval Eco-Mystery series, an old-school San Francisco building inspector must reluctantly venture outside his beloved city and find his sea legs before he can solve the mystery of how a 90-ton blue whale became stranded, twice, in a remote inlet off the North Coast.
Set on the turbulent Mendocino Coast against the backdrop of a failing fishing fleet and illegal cannabis grows, Sandoval encounters roadblocks and lies as he grapples with the connection between a red tag posted on the historic Chicken Cove ranch and the decomposing marine mammal at the foot of its cliffs.
Debilitated by more than a few idiosyncrasies, reluctant media darling Hugo Sandoval is a people’s hero, fighting the good fight in a modern era where development and climate change butt heads—and where each requested permit attempts to eclipse the old San Francisco Sandoval loves.
