Lesser Evils
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ISBN: 1609453107 / Publisher: Europa Editions, March 2016
Lieutenant Bill Warren descends into a murky underbelly of gambling, drug peddling, corruption, and secret psychiatric experiments as he investigates the murder of a local boy in 1957 Cape Cod.
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<p><b>“Transposes the corrupt world of James Ellroy’s <i>L.A. Confidential</i> to the Cape Cod of 1957 . . . Ratchets up the suspense to an almost unbearable level” (<i>Publishers Weekly</i>, starred review).</b><br><br>When the first young boy goes missing in a quiet Cape Cod town, Bill Warren, who took the job of police chief after returning from World War II, is pulled into a morass that promises no happy ending. As his pursuit uncovers the unimaginable, he is led into a world of criminal conspiracy, a secretive pharmaceutical firm, and an odd local clergyman who may be either a miracle worker or a madman. And while caring for his disabled son, he must fight to maintain control of an investigation in which more and more people—from the state police to the district attorney to a tenacious Boston reporter—are taking a serious interest.<br>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.<br><br>“A deftly plotted and perfectly realized crime novel that features one of the most interesting, complex and likable protagonists of recent times.” —Stav Sherez, author of <i>Eleven Days</i><br><br>“[A] highly impressive debut.” —<i>Publishers Weekly</i> (starred review)</p>
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