The Killing Moon: A Novel

Donald Maddox has returned to his sleepy Massachusetts hometown after fifteen years away. Although he has no law enforcement background he finds a job as an auxiliary patrolman -- on a local police force known to inspire more fear than trust. When the brutal murder of a local resident shatters the isolation of this forgotten place triggering the arrival of state police homicide detectives and a townwide manhunt both the local cops and Maddox appear to have something to hide. As the tightly wound mystery that is Maddoxs past begins to unravel he becomes ensnared in a deadly conspiracy that ultimately threatens his life as well as the lives of those around him. A brilliantly plotted page-turner told with soul-deep characterization crisp pacing and unflinching realism The Killing Moon proves Chuck Hogan as the unrivaled master of gritty suspense.