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City on the edge / by Swinson, David(Author),author.;
In the wake of a baffling tragedy, 13-year-old Graham moves with his family to Beirut, Lebanon, a city on the edge of the sea and cataclysmic violence. Inquisitive and restless by nature, Graham suspects his State Department father is a CIA operative, and that their family's fragile domesticity is merely a front for American efforts along the nearby Israeli border. Over the course of one year, 1972, Graham's life will utterly change. Two men are murdered, his parent's marriage disintegrates, and Graham, along with his two ex-pat friends, run afoul of forces they cannot understand.
Subjects: Detective and mystery fiction.; Noir fiction.; Historical fiction.; Americans; Espionage, American; Families; Murder;
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Sweet thing / by Swinson, David,author.;
In this standalone novel from David Swinson, DC homicide detective Alex Blum is brought in to investigate the murder of Chris Doyle. As he roots around for evidence, he finds an old polaroid of the decedent with Arthur Holland, Blum's informant from years ago. But Arthur has been missing for days. Blum's only source is Arthur's girl, Celeste, whom he can't get out of his head. Swallowed by desire, Blum's single misstep sends him tunnelling down a rabbit hole of transgression. He may soon find the only way out is down below.
Subjects: Detective and mystery fiction.; Novels.; Corruption; Man-woman relationships; Murder;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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