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Trace Conger

    Cet auteur crée avec maestria des récits captivants de crime et de suspense. Son œuvre explore souvent des thèmes sombres et la frontière ténue entre l'enquêteur et le criminel, captivant les lecteurs par un style d'écriture concis et un humour subtil. Les histoires de l'auteur invitent à la réflexion sur les ambiguïtés morales et la condition humaine.

    Mirage Man
    The Shadow Broker
    Catch and Release
    The Prison Guard's Son
    • The Prison Guard's Son

      • 338pages
      • 12 heures de lecture

      A private investigator searches for two killers in witness protection while evading the US Marshals sworn to protect them and a hitman hired to kill them. A vigilante justice P.I. series. Finn Harding specializes in finding people who don't want to be found. Willie Baker is a grieving father hell-bent on revenge. Thirty years after his son's brutal slaying, Willie hires Finn to find the two men responsible. The only problem? They're in witness protection. Finn begins his search in the small West Virginia town where the murders occurred and tracks the killers across the country. During his investigation, he crosses paths with a tenacious US Marshal determined to protect them at all costs. After finding the murderers and learning details about their new lives, Finn realizes they aren't who they seem and struggles with his conscience. That doesn't sit well with Willie Baker or the hitman he hired to enact his revenge. Can Finn evade the US Marshals and the triggerman long enough to levy his own form of justice? The Prison Guard's Son is the third novel by award-winning author Trace Conger. It is the third novel in the Mr. Finn P.I. series.

      The Prison Guard's Son
    • Catch and Release

      • 234pages
      • 9 heures de lecture

      An ex-mob fixer must solve the murder of a hitman's wife and daughter before becoming the next victim.A vigilante justice crime thriller with a twist ending.Connor Harding is the go-to man when it comes to solving problems for the underworld's most dangerous criminals. Freddie Blasko is a violent hitman with a reputation for results. Twelve years after Freddie's wife and daughter were brutally killed, he wants Connor to solve their murders.Freddie tracks Connor down at his secluded cabin in Maine, but Connor wants nothing to do with the job. He knows an unsolvable case when he sees one. Twelve years is a long time, and there's no evidence, no witnesses, and nothing to go on.But, Freddie isn't the type to take no for an answer. He gives Connor an solve the case, or Connor's brother dies. Fearing for his brother's life, Connor investigates the murders and slowly pieces the puzzle together. He uncovers a long-buried secret and quickly finds that no one, not even the victims, is who they seem.What he doesn't know is that while he's tracking the killer, someone else is tracking him.Can Connor find the murderer and save his brother before becoming the next victim?Catch and Release is the seventh novel by award-winning author Trace Conger.

      Catch and Release
    • The Shadow Broker

      • 456pages
      • 16 heures de lecture

      A private investigator must unravel a blackmail plot targeting a criminal information brokerage before the FBI and a hired killer stop him. A vigilante justice P.I. series. Finn Harding specializes in finding people who don't want to be found. Bishop runs a black-market information brokerage on the dark web, selling stolen personal data to the highest bidder. When someone blackmails Bishop, threatening to go public with his identity and crimes, he hires Finn to find the person behind the plot. During his investigation, Finn draws the attention of the FBI's cybercrime unit investigating Bishop, a psychopathic hitman hired to take out the blackmailer, and a Detroit mob boss hellbent on taking over Bishop's operation. As Finn gets closer to unraveling the mystery, he discovers his ex-wife and young daughter have become targets in the sinister conspiracy. Can Finn survive long enough to unmask the blackmailer, save his family, and escape the FBI's and the mob's grasp? The Shadow Broker is the first novel by award-winning author Trace Conger. The novel won a Shamus Award from the P.I. Writers of America as one of the best crime books of the year.

      The Shadow Broker
    • Mirage Man

      • 402pages
      • 15 heures de lecture

      An ex-mob fixer with a price on his head must return to his New York City stomping ground to find out who wants him dead and cancel the contract before someone else cancels him. A vigilante justice crime thriller. Connor Harding was the go-to man when it came to solving problems for the underworld's most dangerous criminals. He's smart, relentless, and a master of a trade that few people know exists. He's also retired and living a quiet life in Boston. But someone wants him dead. What begins as a failed hit in Connor's kitchen spirals into a high-stakes chase that takes him back to his New York City stomping grounds. There, he becomes entangled in a criminal power struggle, mob turf war, and a federal investigation that put his former boss in prison. Connor must rely on his unique skills to navigate a seedy criminal underworld, determine who to trust, and solve a deadly plot of revenge and betrayal. Can Connor find those responsible for the attempt on his life and cancel the contract before someone else cancels him? Mirage Man is the fifth novel from award-winning author Trace Conger and the second novel in the Connor Harding thriller series.

      Mirage Man