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When a Boston judge is being blackmailed, Andy Roark must find out who is behind the threat before lives get ruined in this thrilling mystery featuring the Vietnam veteran turned private investigator.

Fans of Robert B. Parker''s Spenser novels . . . will be eager to see more of Roark Publishers Weekly

Roark is genuinely likeable (not too tough, but not a patsy) The New York Times

Boston, 1985. With the late December cold comes a new job for ex-military operative turned private investigator Andy Roark. Boston judge Ambrose Messer is being blackmailed, and he needs Roark''s help to stop the culprit.

Messer is judging the bench trial of a chemical company accused of knowingly dumping chemical waste in an unsafe manner, causing birth defects and cancer. The evidence against them is overwhelming, but the message from the blackmailer is clear: If you don''t want the world to know your secret, the chemical co

The Judge

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      Publisher: Canongate Books
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 5/7/2024
      ISBN13: 9781448310708, 978-1448310708
      ISBN10: 1448310709
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      Description

      Book Synopsis

      When a Boston judge is being blackmailed, Andy Roark must find out who is behind the threat before lives get ruined in this thrilling mystery featuring the Vietnam veteran turned private investigator.

      Fans of Robert B. Parker''s Spenser novels . . . will be eager to see more of Roark Publishers Weekly

      Roark is genuinely likeable (not too tough, but not a patsy) The New York Times

      Boston, 1985. With the late December cold comes a new job for ex-military operative turned private investigator Andy Roark. Boston judge Ambrose Messer is being blackmailed, and he needs Roark''s help to stop the culprit.

      Messer is judging the bench trial of a chemical company accused of knowingly dumping chemical waste in an unsafe manner, causing birth defects and cancer. The evidence against them is overwhelming, but the message from the blackmailer is clear: If you don''t want the world to know your secret, the chemical co

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