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    Lesser Evils

    By Joe Flanagan

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    An exciting entry into the noir canon, Joe Flanagan's Lesser Evils expertly reimagines 1957 Cape Cod, where the mystifying murder of a local child brings us into a world of intrigue-honed by intricate plotting, sharp dialogue, and original characters-that culminates in a conclusion both surprising and deeply moving. 

    When the first young boy goes missing in a quiet Cape Cod town, Lieutenant Bill Warren is pulled into a morass that promises no happy ending. As his pursuit uncovers the unimaginable, he is led into a world of gambling, drug peddling, corruption, and secret psychiatric experiments. Now he must fight to maintain control of an investigation that more and more people-from the state police to the district attorney to a tenacious Boston reporter-have become seriously interested in. As facts become murkier and the threat rises, Warren struggles to survive in a world where the police can be just as corrupt as the criminals they chase, and where a murder inquiry will ultimately lead to his front door. Years later, the locals will still be debating whether the case's resolution was factual or miraculous. 

    Flanagan's debut novel is a modern take on classic noir crime fiction. Readers will be eager for his next offering.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherEuropa Editions
    Release dateMar 1, 2016
    ISBN9781609453213
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    Lesser Evils
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    Joe Flanagan

    I grew up in a small Texas town and earned a degree in business. I tend to be the adventurous type who loves hiking, camping, the beaches, traveling, and exploring. I maintain my own travel blog and have written short articles and reviews for it. Now, I'm starting to put more of my adventures into book format.

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      Brilliant compelling read! What starts off as a slow paced small town life filled with small town politics and troubles erupts into a frenzied hunt for a serial killer who preys on children; throw into that some organized crime and you have the making of a great novel. I could not put this book down until it was finished. Beautifully written with characters you won't soon forget. This is the kind of novel you put down and know you won't be reading another for a while because you'll want to hold on to the memories of it for a long time.