Shadow Men

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Book three of the bestselling Max Freeman mystery series: Max seeks to uncover the twisted truth behind an eighty-year-old triple homicide

In the 1920s, three of Mark Mayess ancestors left to help build the first road through the Evergladesbackbreaking labor from which they never returned. Now, decades later, Mayes has discovered letters that point to murder as the cause of their disappearance, and he hires Max Freeman to get to the bottom of it all. But as Freeman follows the trail of evidence, he incurs the wrath of the corporation that built the road, and finds that the murder case may not be as cold as everyone assumed. Freemans search takes him to the heart of the Everglades to reveal the truth behind the murdersand put a stop to a cycle of violence three generations in the making.

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Backs up its detailed police procedure with entertaining, quirky characters . . . Youll feel right with [Max] at the scene of the crime. People

Captures the intrigue, lyrical beauty, and darkness of the Florida Everglades better than any other writer. James Lee Burke

Author Bio

Jonathon King is an Edgar Awardwinning mystery novelist and the creator of the bestselling Max Freeman crime series. Born in Lansing, Michigan, in the 1950s, King worked as a crime reporter in Philadelphia and Fort Lauderdale for twenty-four years before becoming a full-time novelist. Along with the seven books of the Max Freeman series, King has authored the thriller Eye of Vengeance (2007) and the historical novel The Styx (2009).