Suburban detective Napoleon "Nap" Dumas has spent fifteen years mourning his twin brother, Leo, and girlfriend, Diana, who were found dead on railroad tracks during their senior year of high school. The same night, his other girlfriend, Maura, vanished without a trace. When Maura’s fingerprints surface at a murder scene involving a former classmate, Nap initiates a private investigation into the long-dormant tragedy. His search uncovers a secret military installation nearby and a group of childhood friends bound by a lethal pact. Nap must navigate police bureaucracy and local silence to determine if the past deaths were accidents or orchestrated executions.
Fans of procedural mysteries and conspiracy fiction read this for the fast-paced unraveling of a cold case. The story appeals to those who enjoy seeing a protagonist challenge authority and piece together forensic evidence to expose institutional corruption. Readers finish the book with a complete understanding of how a single night of teenage rebellion led to a decade of cover-ups. It provides a resolution centered on the tension between personal loyalty and the objective truth found in hard evidence.
Practical, clear-cut and escapist; an easy read.
Best for readers like The Escapist Adventurer. Which reader are you?
- Published
- 2017
- Language
- EN
