AIRSHIP 27 PRODUCTIONS
Presents
RUTHERFORD JONES – PRIVATE EYE
Airship 27 Productions is proud to present the newest pulp
private eye in Robert Ricci’s Rutherford Jones.
The year is 1937 and the Ford Jones Detective Agency
operates from a small second story office in Oakland, CA. Jones is a mousy, little man whose clothes
are always a size too big. His assistant
is a tall, muscular black man named Rufus. All of which is a sham used to trick
white clients. Rufus is in fact the real
Rutherford Jones, aka Ford Jones. Aware that his skin color would impede his
chosen career, he convinces his young, alcoholic friend, Jimmy Bottles McGee,
to pose as Ford Jones. The ruse leads to all manners of complications for the
pair.
“The concept of this character and his having to conceal is
identity appealed to me immediately,” recounts Airship 27 Productions’ Managing
Editor Ron Fortier. “Both racism and
sexism were so prevalent during this time in our history; one has to believe
this kind of subterfuge happened quite often.
We know that many black writers and women often kept their true
identities secret to find acceptance among editors and publishers. So why not a private investigator like
Rutherford Jones?”
In this trio of stories Jones and McGee solve strange occurrences
at a northern mine, deal with a power struggle within the Chinese community and
assist a singing cowboy solidify his role as a new cinema star while running
into a classic female pulp avenger along the way. The stark, beautiful interior illustrations
are by newcomer, Andrew Ritchie; this being his first assignment for Airship 27
and stunning cover is by the ever popular Patricio Carbajal; a real fan
favorite. Art Director Rob Davis, as
ever, provides the overall design to wonderfully showcase this new action
mystery series.
To be sure, Robert Ricci has created a truly original pulp
hero who, like his predecessors, uses both his fists and know-how to serve the
cause of justice. Don’t miss this, his
slam-bang New Pulp debut!
AIRSHIP 27 PRODUCTIONS
– PULP FICTION FOR A NEW GENERATION!
Available now at Amazon.com – hard copy and soon on Kindle
and audio.
(http://www.amazon.com/Rutherford-Jones-Trouble-Times-Three/dp/0692667547/ref=sr_1_3?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1457804448&sr=1-3&keywords=Rutherford+Jones)
