Barrios & McCloud #1: Case# 17361 Noir Monthly - July 2016

WARNING: Strong, crude language, Violence

Simply put, Juan Barrios and his partner Scott McCloud are self-indulgent, womanizing a**holes. Born to be in a decade in which a woman's highest achievement would be as a secretary and borderline police brutality would be smiled upon, Barrios and McCloud struggle to adapt to a modern world as though they are time-travelers from the past. Despite their tone-deaf immaturity, the extreme intellect of these two is undeniable and, in most cases, worth dealing with their sophomoric attitudes.

When a bear at the Middleton Zoo is seen snacking on the remains of a person in it's exhibit, Barrios and McCloud are given the task of discovering how a man ended up on the menu. It's possible that the man fell into the exhibit but chances are there is far more to the story.

The first in a series of 10 short stories, but only with a positive response. Do you want more from these characters? Let me know Twitter: efaceless