Description:
Trouble comes in threes for Shane Cleary, a former police officer and now, a PI: Arson. A Missing Person. A cold case.
Brief description: Gabriel Valjan lives in Boston's South End. He is the author of the Roma Series and Company Files (Winter Goose Publishing) and the Shane Cleary series (Level Best Books). His second Company File novel, The Naming Game, was a finalist for the Agatha Award for Best Historical Mystery and the Anthony Award for Best Paperback Original in 2020. Gabriel is a member of the Historical Novel Society, International Thriller Writer (ITW), and Sisters in Crime.
Review Quotes:
"Ostracized former cop turned PI Shane Cleary navigates the mean streets of Boston's seedy underbelly in Symphony Road. A brilliant follow up to Dirty Old Town, Valjan's literary flair and dark humor are on full display." - Bruce Robert Coffin, award-winning author of the Detective Byron Mysteries
"The second installment in this noir series takes us on a gritty journey through mid-seventies Boston, warts and all, and presents Shane Cleary with a complex arson case that proves to be much more than our PI expected. Peppered with the right mix of period detail and sharp, spare prose, Valjan proves he's the real deal." - Edwin Hill, Edgar finalist and author of WATCH HER
"A private eye mystery steeped in atmosphere and attitude."- Richie Narvaez, author of Noiryorican