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'''''Gray Area: The Case of the Hellhound Homicide''''' is a murder mystery novella by [[R.L. Akers]] and the second book in [[The Files of Gray Gaynes (series)|the Files of Gray Gaynes]] series. The novella was published on July | '''''Gray Area: The Case of the Hellhound Homicide''''' is a murder mystery novella by [[R.L. Akers]] and the second book in [[The Files of Gray Gaynes (series)|the Files of Gray Gaynes]] series. The novella was published on July 19, 2017. | ||
The story takes place roughly three months after the previous novel, when [[Gray Gaynes|Gray]] and his partner [[Mack McMurphy|Mack]] are called to investigate a bloodbath crime scene in a posh high-rise office building. Certain details of the scene suggest a supernatural "hellhound" killer. The author's own dedication of this novella suggests this is a nod to ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Hound_of_the_Baskervilles Hound of the Baskervilles]'', one of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arthur_Conan_Doyle Sir Arthur Conan Doyle]'s [http://Sherlock%20Holmes Sherlock Holmes] stories. | The story takes place roughly three months after the previous novel, when [[Gray Gaynes|Gray]] and his partner [[Mack McMurphy|Mack]] are called to investigate a bloodbath crime scene in a posh high-rise office building. Certain details of the scene suggest a supernatural "hellhound" killer. The author's own dedication of this novella suggests this is a nod to ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Hound_of_the_Baskervilles Hound of the Baskervilles]'', one of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arthur_Conan_Doyle Sir Arthur Conan Doyle]'s [http://Sherlock%20Holmes Sherlock Holmes] stories. | ||
The author has stated that Gray novellas [[Gray Area|#2]] (this story), [[Old Gray|#3]], and [[Gray Matter|#4]] are largely standalone and can be read in any order (or skipped entirely) without spoiling other stories in the series. The main plot of Gray's first story arc is related in books [[Gray Tones|#1]], [[Gray Rose|#5]], and [[Fade to Gray|#6]], in that order. | |||
The audiobook production of ''Gray Area'' was performed by narrator [[Marcus Freeman]] and published on August 8, 2025. Coincidentally, the first chapter of this story occurs on August 9, 2015, almost exactly a decade earlier. | The audiobook production of ''Gray Area'' was performed by narrator [[Marcus Freeman]] and published on August 8, 2025. Coincidentally, the first chapter of this story occurs on August 9, 2015, almost exactly a decade earlier. | ||
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As with each Gray Gaynes installment, the chapter numbering within ''Gray Area'' is unique. In this case, each number is displayed as a series of | As with each Gray Gaynes installment, the chapter numbering within ''Gray Area'' is unique. In this case, each number is displayed as a series of slashed [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman%20numerals Roman numerals]... such as might have been inflicted by hellhound claws. | ||
== Back Cover Blurb == | == Back Cover Blurb == | ||
