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From the critically acclaimed author of THE BLUE EDGE OF MIDNIGHT and A VISIBLE DARKNESS SHADOW MEN by Jonathon King
"In SHADOW MEN, Jonathon King captures the intrigue, lyrical beauty, and darkness of the Florida Everglades better than any other writer I know of. His account of corporate greed in the midst of an Edenic paradise is a warning for our times." --James Lee Burke
" Jon King writes with lean and supple prose that captures the region in vivid and ominous detail. His portraits of the landscape of both the Florida wilderness and the wild urban streets carries him as deeply into the heart of this place and time as any writer I know. His people are juicy and real and the story's pace hurtles forward with steadily rising tension. Shadow Men excavates new and fertile terrain in Florida thiller fiction, and finds nuggets of pure gold. " --James W. Hall
Max Freeman returns in SHADOW MEN (Dutton; on-sale March 29, 2004; $23.95), the third book in Jonathon King's series. King won an Edgar Award for his debut novel The Blue Edge of Midnight. A Visible Darkness continued King's tradition of masterful storytelling and rich characters. Now, in his new book Jonathon King combines great storytelling, evocative descriptions and the backdrop of the Florida Everglades creating another knockout.
The lonely stretches of muck and sawgrass that comprise the Florida Everglades have provided a place for crimes to go unnoticed for a hundred years. A series of letters are unexpectedly discovered by a descendant of three laborers who vanished a century ago while working on a dangerous project to build the first road through the Florida Everglades. Now the family tackles the past, enlisting the help of former Philadelphia police officer Max Freeman.
Living in a secluded cabin in the Glades, Max and his friend, attorney Billy Manchester, start their investigation into the fate of the men. The search for the truth quickly turns violent and Max finds he has more to worry about than just 80-year-old ghosts. Powerful people are interested in keeping certain skeletons buried to ensure that the shadows of the past remain undisturbed-and they'll go to great lengths to do so.
In his new book, SHADOW MEN, Jonathon King proves he is a master of crime fiction.
His engaging plots exist in a dark, sensuous world where "the glistening white yawn of poisonous snakes and the smell of sun-baked flesh" dominate.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Jonathon King's crime fiction debut, THE BLUE EDGE OF MIDNIGHT, won the Edgar Award for Best First Novel, has been nominated for an Anthony Award, a Barry Award, a Macavity Award and was a Los Angeles Times bestseller. A journalist for more than twenty years, he has covered crime and criminal courts and is now an award-winning feature writer for the South Florida Sun-Sentinel. His lives in Florida with his family. Dutton is a member of Penguin Group (USA), one of the leading U.S. adult and children's trade book publishers, owning a wide range of imprints and trademarks including Berkley Books, Gotham, Frederick Warne, G.P. Putnam's Sons, Gotham Books, Grosset & Dunlap, New American Library, Penguin, Philomel, Riverhead Books and Viking, among others. Penguin Group is owned by Pearson plc, the international media group
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