WHO KILLED ONE THE GUN?
by Gigi Little
November 10 – December 5, 2025 Virtual Book Tour
Synopsis:
Private eye One the Gun and his right-hand dame Two the True Blue are on the trail of the killer of Five the No Longer Alive. But as the numbers and the clues stack up, One the Gun realizes that today is exactly like yesterday—in fact maybe actually is yesterday—and he’s pretty sure that at the end of yesterday he was shot to death. It’s a dilly of a pickle as time continues to loop back on itself, one murder case becomes two, and the gumshoe races against the clock to smoke out his own killer—before that killer can stop his clock for keeps. Gigi Little’s noir-soaked and delightfully surreal debut pays homage to the radio classics of the forties and fifties while investigating themes of greed, sexism, and the consequences of unchecked power.
Praise for Who Killed One the Gun?:
“The most surprising book of the year: what begins noir-ish turns psychedelic, with the delicious time loop of Groundhog Day running darker, and stranger. Gigi Little has conjured a pocket universe of clocks and numbers, archetypes and subversions; Who Killed One the Gun? is one of a kind.”
~ Robin Sloan, author of Mr. Penumbra’s 24-Hour Bookstore
“A highly original metafictional pastiche.”
~ Kirkus Reviews
“A hard-boiled detective story and a whimsical, existential meditation on destiny, self-determination, and forgiveness.”
~ Foreword Reviews
“Gigi Little just gave noir mouth-to-mouth. Who Killed One the Gun? resuscitates what was last best about old school radio noir with a spectacular post-genre kick. Characters are numbers, numbers lose their linearity, and time itself is laid bare as an echo chamber. What is staged on the page is a storytelling field that reminds us that we are all always already out of time, and that recreating stories is what saves us. As intellectually stunning as it is creatively playful. A genre and gender-bending brilliant beat of a book.”
~ Lidia Yuknavitch, author of Reading the Waves
“Who Killed One the Gun? is all at once a daring piece of speculative fiction, a hard-boiled noir, and a linguistic marvel. It effortlessly combines these genres while never detracting or ebbing from the suspense as our title character attempts to solve his own murder. While One the Gun is a man out of time, the novel has a lot to say about both our contemporary world and the nature of guilt.”
~ Brian S. Ellis, author of Against Common Sense and Pretty Much the Last Hardcore Kid in This Town
“This is the funniest tongue-in-cheek mystery I have read today, yesterday and who knows how far back. With a time-looping plot that requires our lead detective to solve his own murder before it’s too late, what more do we need to know? Absolutely loved this debut, and I want MORE from Gigi Little, like NOW! (Wait ’til I tell my book group about this one!)”
~ Linda Bond, bookseller, Auntie’s Books
“A snappy noir with a ‘Groundhog Day’ twist. Good fun–and a very intriguing book club choice!”
~ Tegan Tigani, bookseller, Queen Anne Book Co.
Book Details:
Genre: Cozy Noir
Published by: Forest Avenue Press
Publication Date: October 7, 2025
Number of Pages: 306
ISBN: 9781942436676 (ISBN10: 194243667X)
Book Links: Amazon | Kindle | Barnes & Noble | BookShop.org | Goodreads | Forest Avenue Press
Author Bio:
Gigi Little is a freelance book designer and a longtime bookseller. She’s the editor of their popular anthology City of Weird and the art director of the picture book A Tree of My Own. Her writing can be found in journals and anthologies including Portland Noir, Spent, Dispatches from Anarres, and The Magic We Miss. She lives in Portland, Oregon, with her husband, fine artist Stephen O’Donnell.
Catch Up With Gigi Little:
www.GigiLittle.com
Amazon Author Profile
Goodreads
Instagram – @gigi__little
BlueSky – @gigilittle.bsky.social
Facebook – @Gigi Little
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Tour Host Info:
Book Formats: ePub, Print, Edelweiss
Hosting Options: Review, Interview, Guest Post, Showcase
Giveaway: There will be a tour-wide PICT Giveaway
More: According to the publisher Who Killed One the Gun? does not include: Excessive Strong Language, Graphic Violence, Explicit Sexual Scenes, or Rape. However, readers may encounter content that is considered to be another trigger situation. Generally the content is considered to be no more than PG-rated content. At this time, PICT staff have not yet read this book and cannot give additional information.
