The Opening Salvo
A modern gangland comedy set in Arlington, VA
Dick Winchester has a lot of enemies. Ruthless business rivals. Local bar owners. The military-industrial complex. His insurance agent.
…and his friends aren’t too fond of him, either.
“So I made one bad call and a few dozen people died. Sue me.”
Dick Winchester, Founder and Deliveryman of the Month, Winchester Delivery Services
The Opening Salvo
Dick Winchester Book 1
The chain-smoking private eye of 1940’s noir is teleported to the 2020’s.
The Opening Salvo is a comedic take on the noirs of old, centering on Dick Winchester, a parody of the chain-smoking private eye. Except this man of action has been transported to our modern age and has his sights set on loftier goals than cracking a case or seducing the dame.
Yes, his mission in life is to unseat the “Big Three” app-based food delivery services who have his city in the vice of economic subjugation.
But in a hyperbolized modern American society where cash and corporation is king, laws take a distant second, allowing Dick and his business rivals to settle their differences in street battles across Arlington.
Will the underdog Winchester Delivery Services unseat the fat cats? Or will Dick be delivered…
…to the bottom of the Potomac?
But don’t just take my word for it:
B.G. Craig (Goodreads)
The Opening Salvo is a satirical noir set in the modern day, and it’s also the funniest thing I’ve read all year. It’s so well executed that you can’t help but question the motives of your local DoorDash driver.
Jonathan (Amazon)
As you read you’ll be immediately plunged into the dangerous streets of Arlington as food delivery companies vie for control with Dick Winchester as the newcomer on the scene. I would highly recommend for anyone to read or listen to this book!
Mackenzie (Vocal)
Satire that I’m gonna remember for months after reading it, the self-aware comedy that I just can’t not laugh at, and damn, it’s so unique.
Join the war for the Arlington, VA food delivery business
Dick Winchester and his indomitable band of underground delivery drivers are committed to this fight, but they face steep odds. Corporate sabotage, bribed authorities, digital surveillance, and a shadowy cabal backing it all.
How can you help? Buy the book. Spread the word. Write a review. All ways to help fund Dick’s next heavy machine gun purchase.
The only question that remains is… will you join the fight?
Stephen A. Roddewig 