Fresh Kill: A Frank Peniston Mystery

Frank Peniston doesn't sweat. He wages chemical warfare. When his sacred MitchyCool deodorant shipment vanishes from Welvin's Quick Mart, replaced by shelves stacked with Hacks Body Spray, Frank knows it isn't a supply issue — it's sabotage. And in Welvin, sabotage always smells like conspiracy. Soon, Frank uncovers Project Sillage: a body spray–based mind-control scheme designed to turn locker rooms, school gyms, and county fairs into brainwashed recruiting grounds. From Coach Scorch's chemical sermons to Dr. Amora Lynx's pheromone prototypes, the Hacks empire is building more than brand loyalty — it's building an army. Armed with duct-taped gadgets, MitchyCool-fueled flamethrowers, and his infinite-ammo Glock, Frank takes the fight from warehouse shootouts to corporate boardrooms, battling through fog banks of toxic citrus and flame-soaked pep rallies. But when Ronald is kidnapped and the Hacks CEO unveils the ultimate pheromone weapon, Formula X, Frank must bring the fire — literally — to the Freshman Fitness Expo. Explosions. Conspiracies. One very unfortunate deodorant sponsorship deal. From Frankfort Petersén comes Book 15 of the Frank Peniston Mysteries, a satirical pulp-noir action-comedy where the fight for freshness is the fight for freedom — and the truth always stinks.