Once a world-class musician, Matt Lanier now survives by playing guitar for spare change in the streets and skyways of Minneapolis. He’s also homeless, broke, and a fugitive accused of murdering a cop. His downward spiral started after he uncovered a multi-billion-dollar conspiracy orchestrated by Leland Smythe, a corrupt, ruthless real-estate magnate.
To clear his name and reclaim his normal lifestyle, Matt must convince the authorities that the conspiracy is real. Because Matt threatens Smythe’s success, Smythe wants him dead.
David had better odds against Goliath.
Physically and emotionally scarred after surviving multiple murder attempts, Matt decides to end his year-long losing battle against Smythe and start fresh with a fake identity. He’ll do anything to obtain it, even commit a crime. But when an unlikely ally arrives at a pivotal moment, Matt is forced to make a fateful decision. Either live a lie for the rest of his life or go up against Smythe one final time.
He also wrote a cozy mystery short story titled “Killer Tacos,” which is featured in Cooked to Death, Vol. V: Restaurant in Peace. It’s an anthology of crime-mystery stories written by fourteen Minnesota authors. Each story is related to food and restaurants and includes the recipe for a dish mentioned in the story.
Chris grew up in the Twin Cities and earned a B.S. in Music Education at the University of Minnesota. He’s a member of the Twin Cities and national chapters of Sisters in Crime and belongs to the Alliance of Independent Authors (ALLi). Chris supports independent bookstores and promotes the website indiebound.org whenever he can.
He was a volunteer Big Brother for twenty years and now refers to himself as a “Big Brother Emeritus.” Chris donates a portion of his book sales to Big Brothers Big Sisters of Southern Minnesota. He and his wife live in southern Minnesota. Connect with him at chrisnorbury.com
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