Who Killed One the Gun? - by Gigi Little (Paperback)

About the Book

"A cozy noir for fans of Knives Out!, time loops, and old-time whodunits Private eye One the Gun and his right-hand dame Two the True Blue are on the trail of the killer of Five the No Longer Alive. But as the numbers and the clues stack up, One the Gun realizes that today is exactly like yesterday-in fact maybe actually is yesterday-and he's pretty sure that at the end of yesterday he was shot to death. It's a dilly of a pickle as time continues to loop back on itself, one murder case becomes two, and the gumshoe races against the clock to smoke out his own killer-before that killer can stop his clock for keeps. Gigi Little's noir-soaked and delightfully surreal debut pays homage to the radio classics of the forties and fifties while investigating themes of greed, sexism, and the consequences of unchecked power"-- Provided by publisher.

Book Synopsis

A cozy noir for fans of Knives Out!, time loops, and old-time whodunits

Private eye One the Gun and his right-hand dame Two the True Blue are on the trail of the killer of Five the No Longer Alive. But as the numbers and the clues stack up, One the Gun realizes that today is exactly like yesterday--in fact maybe actually is yesterday--and he's pretty sure that at the end of yesterday he was shot to death. It's a dilly of a pickle as time continues to loop back on itself, one murder case becomes two, and the gumshoe races against the clock to smoke out his own killer--before that killer can stop his clock for keeps. Gigi Little's noir-soaked and delightfully surreal debut pays homage to the radio classics of the forties and fifties while investigating themes of greed, sexism, and the consequences of unchecked power.

Review Quotes

"Who Killed One the Gun? is all at once a daring piece of speculative fiction, a hard-boiled noir, and a linguistic marvel. It effortlessly combines these genres while never detracting or ebbing from the suspense as our title character attempts to solve his own murder. While One the Gun is a man out of time, the novel has a lot to say about both our contemporary world and the nature of guilt."

--Brian S. Ellis, author of Against Common Sense and Pretty Much the Last Hardcore Kid in This Town

"Someone died at The Dive and a private dick has to deal with deja vu while looking for the one who did it in Gigi Little's daring and delightful debut. A super fun noir to lose yourself in, with a cast of characters that form an off-kilter mosaic of suspense."

--Kevin Sampsell, Powell's Books

"A witty, whimsical, time-bending adventure that hums with hilarity and heart."

--Mo Daviau, author of Epic and Lovely

"If you love noir and parody and magical realism, but can't imagine how you might find them all in one place, your search is over. In Who Killed One the Gun?, Gigi Little has created a whip smart pastiche perfect for fans of Raymond Chandler, Franz Kafka, and Monty Python. I can't think of a time when I read anything quite as original. How did she do it? Strap yourselves in, guys and dolls. What a ride!"

--Liz Scott, author of This Never Happened

""Gigi Little's debut novel has all the charm and intrigue of a black-and-white episode of Twilight Zone while leaving the door open to visit the colorful, funny, and witty style all her own. An absolute joy. A must read."

--Bradley K. Rosen, author of Bunkie Spills

"Gigi Little has written a boozy love letter to a bygone era of noir detective radio plays. It's Perry Mason meets Groundhog Day. A slick ticking time machine of a whodunit. You can't help but root for the brooding anti-hero, a tragically flawed gumshoe chasing a cold killer and an ocean-eyed dame. Who Killed One the Gun? pops off its pages like a sizzling band of hardboiled bullets chasing a runaway jazz train."

--David Ciminello, author of The Queen of Steeplechase Park

"Gigi Little's Who Killed One the Gun? puts the conventions of detective noir to far more playful and adventurous uses than we normally see. Combining a conceit that fuses the best aspects of Groundhog Day and Casablanca with spry, vivid prose Little creates nothing short of a literary centaur, an experimental novel that will leave you guessing at the fates of One, Two, and the rest of her shadowy, endearingly numerical crew until you turn that final page."

--Kurt Baumeister, author of Twilight of the Gods

About the Author

Gigi Little is a freelance book designer and the staff designer for Forest Avenue Press. She's the editor of their popular anthology City of Weird and the art director of the picture book A Tree of My Own. Her writing can be found in journals and anthologies including Portland Noir, Spent, Dispatches from Anarres, and The Magic We Miss. She lives in Portland, Oregon, with her husband, fine artist Stephen O'Donnell.