Author Jon Pendergrass in town today to sign Pepper Jack, novel set in Memphis

Pepper Jack by Jon Pendergrass, a novel set in Memphis, is now available on Amazon in paperback and Kindle edition.  I bought the Kindle edition and read it on my iPhone last week and it is really, really good.  Ladies, there’s a romance involved so I think you’ll enjoy it; but guys, you’ll enjoy it too due to an unraveling murder mystery and tales of computer hacking.  Anyone who’s worked in the service industry will feel a common ground with some of the characters as well.

Then there’s the fact that it’s set mainly in Memphis.  As I read the book, I thought, “They’re sitting at the bar at the Midtown Monkey!  I’ve been there too!”  (Mike from the Monkey is a character in the book.)  “They’re going upstairs at Club 152!  I’ve done that!”  “They’re getting a room at Talbot Heirs!  That’s right down the street from me!”  Other scenes happen at the Rendezvous, the University of Memphis, Harbor Town, Mollie Fontaine’s, Peabody Place (back when they had a movie theater), Grisanti’s (in the days when Frank Grisanti owned it), and Jillian’s (now Primetime Sports Bar).  If you’re a Memphian, you’ll identify with this book.  The only factual error I saw was when a character took a cab down Second past AutoZone Park – the park is actually on Third.

Jon will be in town today signing copies of the book at the following locations:

• Blue Monkey (Midtown), 4 PM
• Mollie Fontaine’s Lounge, 7 PM

Great book!  Definitely worth a read, and if you have an iPhone you can get the Kindle app for free and read it for under 8 bucks.

(Disclosure: Jon is my high school classmate, and because I’m linking to Amazon, them thar iz affiliate links.  But seriously, if I hadn’t enjoyed the heck out of this book, I wouldn’t be blogging it.)