The Stolen Coast

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Adrift in a sleepy coastal Massachusetts town, a man who ferries fugitives by day gets twisted up in a plot to pilfer diamonds in a heist novel that infuses Elmore Leonard and Casablanca.

Adrift in a sleepy coastal Massachusetts town, a man who ferries fugitives by day gets twisted up in a plot to pilfer diamonds in aheist novel that infuses Elmore Leonard andCasablanca.Jack might be a polished, Harvard-educated lawyer on paper, but everyone in the down-at-the-heels, if picturesque, village of Onset, Massachusetts, knows his real job: moving around people on the run from powerful enemies. Except for the occasional fumble, the family businessco-managed with his father, a retired spyis smooth sailing, filling up Onsets holiday homes during the towns long, drowsy off-season. But when Elena, Jacks enigmatic former flameand former client-fugitivemakes an unexpected return to town, wealthy fianc in tow, her arrival upends Jacks routine existence. Elena, after all, doesnt go anywhere without a scheme in mind, and it isnt long before Jack finds himself enmeshed in her latest hustle: intercepting millions of dollars worth of raw diamonds before theyre shipped overseas.With sharp wit and stylish prose,CrimeReadseditor in chief Dwyer Murphy serves up an irresistible page-turner as full of heart as it is of drama.

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'With rich, complicated characters, a serpentine plot, and atmosphere to burn, this is neo-noir at its elegiac best Megan Abbott, New York Times bestselling author of The Turnout

'A terrific, atmospheric crime novel by a writer with a deep love and appreciation of the form' Ace Atkins, New York Times bestselling author of Robert B. Parkers Bye Bye Baby and The Heathens

Witty and lyrical and tough Peter Swanson, New York Times bestselling author of Eight Perfect Murders

'Murphy proves that genre readers really can have it all: terrific characterization, an intricate plot, and stylish writing to boot'

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Author Bio

Dwyer Murphy is the editor-in-chief of Crime Reads, Literary Hub's crime fiction vertical and the world's most popular destination for thriller readers. He practised law at Debevoise and Plimpton in New York City, where he was a litigator, and served as editor of the Colombia Law Review. He was previously an Emerging Writer Fellow at the Centre for Fiction.