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A blood-soaked mystery. A town full of suspects. A detective who won't quit until justice is served.When a high-profile pool hall owner is discovered brutally murdered in his own home, Detective Jack Lisbon and his partner Claudia Taylor are thrust into a high-stakes investigation.With pressure mounting from the assistant commissioner of police and a meeting of world leaders looming, the investigation takes a shocking turn-is the killer linked to a terrorist organization? But as Jack, Claudia and Yorkville's Criminal Investigation Branch dig deeper, they begin to question whether the murder is tied to national security at all.With suspects piling up, can Jack navigate a treacherous web of secrets and solve the case before disaster strikes? Or will this trick shot mystery snooker him completely?Perfect for fans of James Patterson, David Baldacci and Tess Gerritsen, this pulse-pounding third installment of Blair Denholm's The Fighting Detective series is loaded with suspense and shocking twists that will keep readers on the very edge of their seats.________________________________________________________________________Praise for The Fighting Detective series:★★★★★An exceptional reading experience!★★★★★You won't want to put this one down!★★★★★Wow, what a great story.★★★★★This is a great read, one you will not want to miss!★★★★★This is a thoroughly entertaining novel.★★★★★Riveting read.

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BLAIR DENHOLM is a born-and-bred Australian crime fiction writer whose previous jobs have been as varied as translator, debt collector, technology researcher, banking and insurance consultant, and even car-wash attendant. Over the years he has lived and worked in New York, Moscow, Munich, Abu Dhabi and Australia. His life-long love of sports is reflected in the plots of the Fighting Detective series.Denholm's flagship series, The Fighting Detective, stars ex-boxer Detective Sergeant Jack Lisbon and is set in the steamy tropics of North Queensland, Australia. The series features heavy doses of noir crime with a vigilante justice twist. So far there are eight novels and one prequel novella in the series, with more in the pipeline.Denholm's debut novel, SOLD, is the first in a noir trilogy featuring the detestable yet lovable one-man wrecking ball Gary Braswell. The book was long-listed for movie adaptation by Screen Queensland in 2019. The other books in this series are Sold to the Devil and Sold Dirt Cheap.Denholm has also written two thriller novels set in Russia. Captain Viktor Voloshin is a hard-boiled investigator who has to fight the establishment in order for justice to be served in his own special way. The first in this series, Revolution Day, was published in 2021, with the follow-up, The Defector, released in 2024. One more book will round off this series.In 2024, Denholm will be signing on with UK-based publisher Vinci Books.Blair Denholm grew up in suburban Brisbane, Queensland. After two lengthy stints in Tasmania, he now resides in the relatively cooler climes of the Southern Downs region of Queensland with his partner, Sandra, and faithful dog, Bruno.

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