The Third Brother

“An anti-immigrant attack propels Welsh-Huggins’s timely fifth mystery featuring Columbus, Ohio, PI Andy Hayes….Welsh-Huggins educates and entertains as he explores immigrant issues through his empathetic hero’s investigation.” — Publishers Weekly

“Ohio P.I. Andy ‘Woody’ Hayes has ex-wives to support, a penchant for rubbing people the wrong way, and with a sideways code of honor that makes him a knight in tin-foil armor. In other words, Andy Hayes is a lot of fun. Andrew Welsh-Huggins spins a tale of intrigue and a human warmth surprising for the genre. He’s a writer on the rise.” — W.L. Ripley, author of Storme Warning

“[Welsh-Huggins] excels at storytelling. With a reporter’s eye and a novelist’s flair, he raises the bar with each entry in his series. And his deepening development of Andy adds gravitas.The Third Brother gives frightening and poignant voice to the scourges of bigotry, whether from jihadists, white supremacists, zealots of any stripe — and even people who silently assume the worst of those who differ in appearance or background.” — Jay Strafford, Richmond Times-Dispatch

Praise for the Andy Hayes Mysteries:

“This series gets better with each book.”

— Publishers Weekly

Praise for the Andy Hayes Mysteries:

“Andy is a likable, cynical, at times humorous, and always witty protagonist with a penchant for trouble.”

— Mystery Scene

Praise for the Andy Hayes Mysteries:

“Call [The Hunt] Rust Belt noir. Call it a hybrid of whodunit and thriller. But above all, call it splendid — and this talented author’s best yet.”

— Richmond Times-Dispatch

Praise for the Andy Hayes Mysteries:

“Welsh-Huggins has a way with language…[He] is an Associated Press reporter, and the urge to bring the news is an unkillable one.”

— Booklist

Praise for the Andy Hayes Mysteries:

“Andrew Welsh-Huggins proves himself a master of heartland noir.”

— William Kent Krueger, author of the Cork O’ Connor mysteries