Three beautiful women are murdered in an Irish pub in Syracuse. The cops think it's an open and shut case, pointing the finger at bar owner James John Smith.

But when the police fail to find Smith or any trail to his past, the mother of one of the victims hires former karaoke star and stripper Bill "Free Willy" Tedesco to investigate.

The deeper Tedesco digs, the more secrets of the dead and living surface, and the question of who pulled the trigger becomes more important than why.

Critical Acclaim for 3 Women Walk into a Bar:

"Though its intelligent humor is obvious, 3 Women Walk into a Bar is no joke. It's a wonderfully twisted tale with a sly take on our digital culture. Riveting and beautifully written, this is a novel that should be on everyone's must-read list." -William Kent Krueger, New York Times best-selling and Edgar Award-Winning author of the Cork O'Connor series

"Clever, sexy, witty, and shotglasses full of fun, 3 Women Walk Into a Bar is no joke -and with one of the freshest and most exciting new voices in crime fiction, Linda Sands is an author to watch." -Douglas Corleone, author of Robert Ludlum's The Janson Equation

"A fresh new voice that's a bit noir, a bit off-beat, and a heckuva good time." -Maggie Toussaint, author of Bubba Done It, a Dreamwalker mystery

"Those who aren't real-life friends with Linda Sands-or at the very least on Facebook, have no way to prepare for the verbal onslaught that is her wit and writing. 3 Women Walk into a Bar introduces itself like the opening of a bad joke then quickly unravels into a roller-coaster murder mystery with a pace not beholden to the style of either coast. Sands is an original in a field of copycats, as fresh and deliberate as a sucker punch in the face. -Matt McGee, editor Falling Star Magazine