What people are saying:

“I’ve been reading mystery novels for 60 years. I’ve read noir mysteries and police procedurals and historical mysteries and cozy mysteries and you name it. In all that time, I’ve read few mystery writers as good as M.E. Proctor. In Catch Me on a Blue Day, she combines the strengths of the best of the best mystery writers, writers like Raymond Chandler, Agatha Christie, and Janet Evanovich, to create a mystery novel that will have you saying, where has this terrific mystery writer been all my life?”

—John Guzlowski, author of Suitcase Charlie, a Hank and Marvin mystery

“Catch Me on a Blue Day is a speedboat of a detective yarn, sleek and sexy and fast as hell. You’ll love it.”

—Nick Kolakowski, author of Where the Bones Lie

“A small town murder mystery in New England that somehow twists and turns its way into the bloody politics of Central America. Sexy and funny, with a whole lot of action. A fresh take on the PI genre. Declan Shaw is back, baby!”

—Thomas Trang, author of Dark Neon & Dirt

“M.E. Proctor’s Catch Me on a Blue Day is a taut, razor-sharp thriller that drops Houston PI Declan Shaw into the cold, unwelcoming waters of a New England fishing village with a treacherous past, and his own painkiller addiction dragging him under. With crackling dialogue and characters drawn in bold, effortless strokes, this latest entry in the Declan Shaw Mystery series is a standout in neo-noir crime fiction.”

—Troy Ford, author of Lamb

“Declan Shaw is back, and this time he’s investigating a friend’s suicide—one that Declan finds too suspicious to leave alone. Catch Me on a Blue Day  takes us to the quaint New England town of Old Mapleton, where secrets lie behind every door, and even the art galleries hide plots of violence, sex, and intrigue. In M.E. Proctor’s capable hands, Declan shines as a determined champion of the truth, one whose struggles and complexities make him a worthy hero. Proctor’s succulent dialogue makes the cast of characters spring to life as the plot moves from compelling mystery to imminent peril, and finally, to a conclusion that is both harrowing and satisfying. In the annals of mystery books, private investigators abound—but there can only be one Declan Shaw. This is the PI series you’ve been waiting for.”

—C.W. Blackwell, author of Hard Mountain Clay

“Smart and sexy PI Declan Shaw travels from Texas to Connecticut to solve the mystery of a friend’s death. Was it suicide? Or was the famous investigative reporter’s death due to something much more sinister? Catch Me On a Blue Day is a propulsive and captivating read full of twists and turns you won’t see coming, and it perfectly captures the claustrophobia of academia and small town New England. All skillfully and artfully told by M.E. Proctor.”

—Barbara Byar, Fiction Editor at Variant Literature and author of Some Days are Better than Ours