The Second Girl (Frank Marr 1)

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In this dark and thrilling novel detective Frank Marrs secret double life drags him into the center of two mysterious kidnappingsbut solving the case might come at the risk of him losing everything. Frank Marr knows crime in Washington DC. A decorated former police detective he retired early and now ekes a living as a private eye for a defense attorney. Frank Marr may be the best investigator the city has ever known but the city doesnt know his dirty secret. A high-functioning drug addict Frank has devoted his considerable skills to hiding his usage from others. But after accidentally discovering a kidnapped teenage girl in the home of an Adams Morgan drug gang Frank becomes a hero and is thrust into the spotlight. He reluctantly agrees to investigate the disappearance of another girlpossibly connected to the firstbut the heightened scrutiny may bring his own secrets to light too. Frank is as slippery and charming an antihero as youve ever met but hes also achingly vulnerable. The result is a mystery of startling intensity a tightly coiled thriller where every scene may turn disastrous. The Second Girl is the crime novel of the season and marks the start of a refreshing series from an author who knows the criminal underworld inside and out. Called One of the Years Best Crime Novels by The New York Times Book Review and Booklist