The Shearing Season: A Josiah Grizzle Novel

Not all monsters are fairy tales. The most vicious and cruel predators are made of flesh and blood, and they walk among us.

In the city of Richmond, Virginia, a young woman's body is discovered beaten and battered. Dana Thomas is another tragic victim of the criminal underworld, and her murder might become just another cold case. But her death draws the attention of bearded vigilante Josiah Grizzle.

Grizzle is a man broken by a unspeakable loss. Fueled by rage and an unquenchable thirst for vengeance, he preys upon drug dealers, abusers, and others who destroy innocent lives. With a taste for Irish whiskey and a flair for witty narrative, Grizzle submerges himself in the city's drug-permeated underworld, following Dana's footsteps on the final night of her life as he closes in on the men responsible for her death while leaving a growing body count in his wake.

Before he is done, Grizzle will impart the same wisdom on Richmond's criminal element that he has taught countless wrongdoers before them: Fear the Beard.