Synopses & Reviews
Eighty years ago, three laborers vanished while building the first road through the Florida Everglades. Now, a descendant of the missing men turns to Max Freeman for help in uncovering their fate. But there is something much more dangerous in the swamps than long-lost ghosts. There are dangerous men who want the past to remain buried-and will kill to make sure it stays that way.
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"Freeman...may be the most thoughtful, well-read, and multilayered private-eye hero since Spenser....Haunting and evocative." Connie Fletcher, Booklist (Starred Review)
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"Though the nature of the exercise it's pretty obvious who'll get tagged for the ancient crime downplays the mystery, King provides some scenes that crackle with tension along with his trademark snapshots of South Florida's wild, fragile landscape." Kirkus Reviews
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"A terrific book that begins the run of a great new talent. From start to finish, it is full of true character and jagged surprises." Michael Connelly, author of Lost Light
About the Author
Jonathon King's crime fiction debut, The Blue Edge of Midnight, won the Edgar Award for Best First Novel, has been nominated for the Anthony Award, and was a Los Angeles Times bestseller. A journalist for more than twenty years, he has covered crime and criminal courts and is now an award-winning feature writer for the South Florida Sun-Sentinel.