From the Ashes by Marshall Thornton

196 pages first pub 2014 (editions)

fiction lgbtqia+ mystery adventurous mysterious medium-paced
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From the Ashes by Marshall Thornton is a gripping mystery that will captivate readers who crave a complex, emotionally resonant tale of love, loss, and redemption, set against the gritty backdrop of 1980s Chicago, with a dash of LGBTQIA+ representation and a slow-burning, suspenseful plot that will keep them guessing until the very end.

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It's winter 1984, Private Investigator Nick Nowak has allowed his life to fall to pieces: he's stopped taking cases, given up his apartment and taken a job as a bartender at a sleazy joint tucked under the El. All he wants to do is stay hidden and...

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