Pain and Agony Series by Michael Anderle

Jilted lovers, cheating spouses, treacherous business partners...All bread and butter that pays the bills for this dysfunctional Investigation team.Unfortunately, the past is catching up with one of them. Vengeance with a capital V is as rare as it is dangerous and doesn't pay.Except that is what both of them want... moreJilted lovers, cheating spouses, treacherous business partners...All bread and butter that pays the bills for this dysfunctional Investigation team.Unfortunately, the past is catching up with one of them. Vengeance with a capital V is as rare as it is dangerous and doesn't pay.Except that is what both of them want.What choice do they have when a federal agent promises to turn the pair into his personal sock puppets if they don't comply with his game?Going undercover amongst the great and greasy of the city, things move from unprofitable to... well complicated.From handsy swingers to dark intrigues to hidden criminal conspiracies across the various threads that hold society together is often more trouble than it's worth.But for a chance at revenge, is any price too high?Pain and Agony are once more caught between scumbags and a son of a bitch.Will their plans work?Hard to tell. But their exit strategy is guaranteed to be gratuitously violent.Occasionally at each other, more often against their enemies.Shenanigans, shameful behavior, and a shower of brass shells should be expected when a "subtle infiltration" is left up to Pain and Agony.But hey, if violence gets the job done and is fun along the way, what should the fed agent complain about?Perhaps he shouldn't have engaged Pain and Agony. less

It's surprisingly great news when Pain learns that a former nemesis has met an untimely end, and he is not a suspect in her death.The world may be a messed up place but for today life is good right?That is until he learns said nemesis' ally blames him anyway, and she might be the only thing in this world he is afraid of.Agony gets to say “I told you so.” After all, this is why they can't have nice things... moreIt's surprisingly great news when Pain learns that a former nemesis has met an untimely end, and he is not a suspect in her death.The world may be a messed up place but for today life is good right?That is until he learns said nemesis' ally blames him anyway, and she might be the only thing in this world he is afraid of.Agony gets to say “I told you so.” After all, this is why they can't have nice things.New alliances and of course new betrayals are at hand as the tectonics of the black ops world shifts and rumbles.Who is working for who, who is hunting who, and will have the decency to simply shut up and die?Our favorite misfits must avoid being strangled and stabbed (and run over, and shot, and blown up, and, well, you get the point) in this latest cloak and dagger escapade.Can the pugnacious pair emerge from the intrigue in one piece? less

Pain and Agony are two madcap masters of mayhem, but even they need friends.What are friends for? Companionship, support, and a helping hand when your luck is down. But the cost of friendship becomes something altogether different during their latest escapade.If you aren’t going to help when things get rough, then what are you but a traitor?When longtime allies are at odds, and enemies new and old close in, the answer has lethal consequences... morePain and Agony are two madcap masters of mayhem, but even they need friends.What are friends for? Companionship, support, and a helping hand when your luck is down. But the cost of friendship becomes something altogether different during their latest escapade.If you aren’t going to help when things get rough, then what are you but a traitor?When longtime allies are at odds, and enemies new and old close in, the answer has lethal consequences.A reigning queen of city’s underbelly shows up, and what choice do Pain and Agony have but to put their faith in friendship? It’s funny how the friends who say they’ll always be there are the first to run when you need them.Join the dysfunctional duo as they navigate the violent and brutal realities of being buddies with a kingpin.There will be destruction and dastardly deeds galore, but there’s no promise that anyone is coming out of this one alive. less