Andre Hardy was fourth-round NFL draft pick. Now he’s writing gritty crime fiction.
Coltrane Davis has made millions as a fixer for Saul Sollman, a crooked kingmaker who moves San Diego’s elite around like chess pieces. Coltrane wants out. He’s got a teenage daughter with real tennis talent and a woman he’s ready to build a life with. Then the Chargers’ star running back is compromised, and Saul pulls him in for one more job. Easy money. There’s no such thing.
That job cracks San Diego open. Coltrane follows it into the city’s underworld and finds a girl being trafficked, and from that moment the book stops being about football entirely. He’s already haunted by his daughter’s best friend, another trafficking victim he couldn’t save. Saving this one becomes the only thing that matters to him.
Coltrane is a man of contradictions and he knows it. He knows something in him is broken and he’s trying to fix it with meditation and Buddhism, both of which his girlfriend Mona brought into his life. He’s also finding out that walking away from Saul is nowhere near as simple as deciding to.
The action is relentless and Coltrane will fight his way out of anything. But Hardy gives you more than suspense. Racism, poverty, and class inequality run through every page of this. It’s noir that has something on its mind.
This is a great choice for fans of S.A. Cosby looking for edgy noir. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Out Sept. 1.
π¨I’m chatting with Andre about Tear the City Down on IG Live Wednesday, September 2 at 3:00 PM EST. Come hang out with us.
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if you enjoyed this review, you might like my review of Brimstone Hollow.
About the Author
Andre Hardy has written across multiple genres, including creative nonfiction, essays and short stories, screenwriting, and long-form narrative. Andre’s essays, interviews, and critical analysis have been published in L.A. Tribe Magazine, Lunch Ticket, Antioch University’s cutting-edge literary and visual arts journal, and The Los Angeles Review of Books. His short story, “Negro in a Hot Tub,” is featured in Made in L.A.: An Anthology of Stories Rooted in the City of Angels, written by Los Angeles-based writers. Andre was the fourth pick of the Philadelphia Eagles in the 1984 National Football League draft. He is a member of the NFL Retired Players Association and the NFL Legends Community, and he earned his MFA through the NFL Players Trust tuition reimbursement program. Follow Andre on Instagram or visit his website for more news and information about his work.
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