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Anyone who likes twisting plots with big personalities, small-town intrigue, or satirical jabs at local politics, crime, or oddball communities will fall in love with this eccentric mystery novel. Dirty Myrtle would make an excellent addition to a 2026 summer/beach read list.
"I've been waiting a long time for someone to explore the enigma that is Myrtle Beach. Kennedy has answered my prayers at last." —Brandon T. Snider, best-selling author of The Dark Knight Manual and writer/actor (Inside Amy Schumer, Late Night with Conan O'Brien, Chappelle's Show)
“I’ve been recognized as an actor, director, and producer, but the first thing I identify as in my mind is a late-’90s Myrtle Beach bartender. I swear I’ve poured drinks for every character in Dirty Myrtle. Kennedy Weible nails the peculiar, hilarious chaos of that world in a way I could never describe to people. It’s a thrill ride full of wild, idiotic characters who stumble, trip, and accidentally crash their way toward redemption. That’s exactly how I remember the underbelly of the Grand Strand.” —Kevin Kane, actor, director & producer (Life & Beth, Law and Order: SVU, Martin Scorsese’s The Irishman)
“Dirty Myrtle is the kind of novel that settles into your bones without asking permission. Reading it felt less like following a tidy plot and more like stepping into a humid, half-lit corner of Myrtle Beach where everyone is carrying something they don’t quite know how to put down. [...] Overall, Dirty Myrtle is a thoughtful, character-driven novel that rewards patient readers. It’s a story about people caught between who they’ve been and who they might become, set against a backdrop that feels both sun-bleached and bruised. Readers who appreciate literary crime, complex women, and emotionally grounded storytelling will find a lot to admire here.” —Los Angeles Book Review
ABOUT DIRTY MYRTLE:
A few days before Thanksgiving, Sailor Cassidy is running an amateur stakeout she has no business conducting. She’s nursing a bad breakup, following a plan that’s half-baked in more ways than one, and reckless enough not to care. What could go wrong?
Across town, Officer Tuscaloosa “Tusk” Knight is working an off-the-books job for his captain, tailing a drifter who, it turns out, once sat two rows over from him in high school English. It’s not exactly the glamorous step toward promotion he pictured, but it beats paperwork.
When Sailor’s disaster and Tusk’s assignment collide, the two stumble into a life-or-death mess involving kidnapping, half-wit criminals, and a tangle of small-town secrets longer than the Carolina coast. With the clock ticking, Sailor and Tusk are left trying to separate the truth from the lies, and the lies from the truly stupid decisions.
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ABOUT THE AUTHOR:
Kennedy Weible was born and raised in Myrtle Beach, SC. His short stories have appeared in Iron Horse Literary Review and Hanging Loose Magazine among others.
He is the author of the novels Number One Loser and Prophet of Loss, the short story collections, How You’re Not Funny and Hello From Out Here, and the children’s book Bed Critters.
His humor essays have appeared in Men’s Health and McSweeney’s Internet Tendency.
He lives in Raleigh, NC with his wife and son.
