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The Flies of August

Detective Donna Bradley is searching for a runaway teenager in Webster, Connecticut, a small town already shaken by the killing of a wealthy insurance executive. She has little patience for the young people she meets and expects them to lie to her. As the investigation uncovers hidden secrets within the community, her hunt for the killer grows more personal. The pressures of the case strip away the walls she has built around herself, and she must face what the work is costing her. A tense crime story with a strong sense of place.

Audience
adult
Length
medium · 255 pages

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