Bitch Slap: A Mark Manning Mystery (Mark Manning Mysteries (St. Martin's Hardcover)) - Hardcover

Journalist Mark Manning has been successfully running his family's newspaper, The Dumont Daily Regular, for several years now, and he sits on the board of two local companies, Quatro Press and Ashton Mills. So when the respective CEOs of these companies discuss a merger, it is only natural that Manning be interested in the proceedings. What's more, Manning's lover, Neil, an architect, is designing a new house for Ashton's CEO, Gillian Reece.

Michael Craft is the author of eleven published novels. The previous three installments of his Mark Manning mystery series-Name Games, Boy Toy, and Hot Spot-were honored as national finalists for Lambda Literary Awards. Craft and his partner reside in Wisconsin, which is the setting for the Mark Manning novels. They have a second home in the Palm Springs area of California, which provides the backdrop for Craft's other series featuring theater director Claire Gray.