by Bruce DeSilvaSomeone has been setting fires in the Mount Hope section of Providence. People are dying and the police and arson investigators aren't making any progress in catching the firebug.
Investigative reporter Liam Mulligan is devastated by the senseless death and destruction in his childhood neighborhood. It starts to become personal when people he cares about are seriously injured. Despite threats to his own safety, Mulligan is spending his time following the paper trail of just who benefits from the fires, a long and arduous road that takes him through the underbelly of Providence's mobsters and crooked politicians.
Mulligan (as he prefers to be called) is a busy man. His ulcer is acting up. He's been assigned the task of taking the publisher's son Mason under his wing, and he's not thrilled. He's also cultivating a romantic relationship with fellow reporter Veronica Tang, while still dealing with his crazy, soon to be ex-wife.
Mr. DeSilva has created a likable character in Mulligan and I hope we'll be seeing more books featuring this ace reporter. The grittiness of Rhode Island's long history of political corruption serves as the perfect backdrop for this terrific debut mystery.
Pub. Date June 2011
ISBN 978-0-7653-2981-3
304 pages
Paperback and eBook
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