Jess Waid’s long-awaited Mike Montego trilogy is poised for publication

Former Los Angeles policeman Jess Waid’s sprawling, three-book saga featuring Hollywood Division cop Mike Montego is set for imminent release.

The first two books in the series, Shades of Blue and 459 – Framed in Red, will be available as trade paperbacks in September, 2012. eBook versions for Kindle, iPad, Nook, and Kobo tablets will closely follow. The final volume featuring the exploits of Mike Montego, set in the L.A. of the early ’60s, The Purple Hand, is slated for publication in October. As with the earlier volumes, an eBook version will also be available.

Stay tuned for more on Waid and his work.