John McMahon

HOW CAN YOU SOLVE A CRIME IF YOUVE KILLED THE PRIME SUSPECT?A razor-sharp debut with the southern setting of True Detective and Sharp Objects, this is a perfect read for fans of acclaimed US crime writers like James Lee Burke, Greg Iles, Don Winslow and Michael Connelly. One of those rare writers who seem to have sprung out of nowhere. The Good Detective....is pretty much perfect.New York Times Book ReviewMark my words: John McMahon is about to join the ranks of crime fiction writers like Michael Connelly, Harlan Coben, Lee Child***** Goodreads reviewerWhen Detective P.T. Marsh is called to a murder, he is stunned to find the victim is a violent thug he confronted the night before. Although he left the man alive, Marshs fingerprints are all over the crime scene. But when the body of a teenager is found in a field with a rope around his neck, it appears that the dead man had a sinister connection to the murder. Amid rising anger in the community and intense media pressure, Detective Marsh must risk everything to unravel the deadliest of puzzles.Tight, fast and addictive, I blistered this book in a single day. It has everything top-drawer crime fiction demands John Hart, New York Times bestselling authorMcMahon skillfully blends the old and the new and weaves it into spun gold. Reed Farrel Coleman, New York Times bestselling authorSouthern gothic mingles with modern noirKirkusWHY READERS ARE HOOKED ON THE GOOD DETECTIVE: This is a must readfor 2019 ***** Goodreads reviewerHands down one of the best debut novels Ive had the pleasure of reading ***** Goodreads reviewerOne of the best stories with a southern setting that I have read since I read the last Greg Iles ***** Goodreads reviewerThe Good Detective is a wonderful debut ***** Goodreads reviewer

Para el inspector P. T. Marsh, el último año ha sido una pesadilla después de haber perdido a su mujer y a su hijo en un accidente de tráfico. Refugiado en el alcohol, una noche agrede a un neonazi que maltrata a su pareja. Al dia siguiente, este hombre aparece muerto y el policia no sabe si la culpa es suya.Mientras avanza una investigacion que podria tenerle a el como objetivo, Marsh y su compañera Remy Morgan afrontan otro caso muy perturbador. La aparicion del cadaver calcinado de un joven negro en un campo despertara viejos demonios en una ciudad como Mason Falls, en Georgia, donde el color de la piel siempre ha sido motivo de controversia, violencia y dolor. Abrumado, el inspector debera resurgir de sus cenizas o se hundira definitivamente, no hay termino medio.UNA DE LAS NOVELAS DEL AÑO SEGUN THE NEW YORK TIMES.

THE ROAD TO MURDER IS PAVED WITH GOOD INTENTIONS.A razor-sharp thriller with the southern setting of True Detective and Sharp Objects, this is a perfect read for fans of acclaimed US writers like James Lee Burke, Greg Iles, Don Winslow and Michael Connelly.Mark my words: John McMahon is about to join the ranks of crime fiction writers like Michael Connelly, Harlan Coben, Lee Child***** Goodreads reviewerWhen Detective P.T. Marsh and his partner Remy Morgan are asked to investigate the suspicious death of a local real-estate baron, its easy for them to name a list of suspects: violent neighbours, a wronged ex-wife and an escort, all of whom have reasons to want the man dead. But as they dig into the case, it becomes clear the death was not an isolated case of revenge...and may be part of a dark web of crimes connected to the accident that killed P.T.s wife and son a few years earlier. P.T. begins to veer dangerously off track as his search for clues brings him into a seedy criminal underworld where a mans good deeds turn out to be more dangerous than his worst crimes.Praise for John McMahon:One of those rare writers who seem to have sprung out of nowhere. The Good Detective....is pretty much perfect.New York Times Book ReviewTight, fast and addictive, I blistered this book in a single day. It has everything top-drawer crime fiction demands John Hart, New York Times bestselling authorMcMahon skillfully blends the old and the new and weaves it into spun gold. Reed Farrel Coleman, New York Times bestselling authorSouthern gothic mingles with modern noirKirkus

El implacable empresario de éxito Ennis Fultz ha muerto asesinado en su hogar. Conforme avanza la investigación, los inspectores P. T. Marsh y Remy Morgan descubren que la lista de sospechosos es más larga de lo que imaginaban. Demasiado para una pequeña ciudad de Georgia como Mason Falls.Sin embargo, Fultz puede ser tan solo el menor de los problemas de Marsh, que ve como una tragedia de su pasado vuelve a emerger con fuerza, al estar relacionada con una serie de crimenes. Marsh nunca hubiera imaginado que cruzaria ciertas lineas rojas. Y que eso podria tener consecuencias muy graves.

¿QUÉ SERÍAS CAPAZ DE HACER PARA VENGAR A LAS PERSONAS QUE AMAS?El inspector P. T. Marsh acude a una escuela donde se ha producido un tiroteo y un hombre retiene a algunos rehenes. Mientras los equipos se preparan, Marsh ocupa el tejado de un cobertizo desde el que puede ver al asaltante. Y, en ese momento, recibe una llamada telefonica que lo precipita todo provocando una muerte que considera justificada.A partir de ahi, empieza para Marsh y su compañera Remy Morgan una investigacion en la que surgen preguntas cada vez mas incomodas, relacionadas con demonios personales, deudas de sangre y oscuros intereses politicos al mas alto nivel. Poco a poco apareceran indicios de que quiza actuo de forma equivocada. ¿Y si el peso del pasado le ha llevado a cometer un terrible error?

One of the New York Times Book Reviews Top Ten Best Crime Novels of 2020"[McMahon] tells his story with flair."--New York Times Book ReviewThe author of The Good Detective delivers a gripping and atmospheric new novel in which a cop takes on a harrowing case and confronts old personal demons.What if the one good thing you did in your life doomed you to die?A hard-nosed real estate baron is dead, and detectives P.T. Marsh and Remy Morgan learn theres a long list of suspects. Mason Falls, Georgia, may be a small town, but Ennis Fultz had filled it with professional rivals, angry neighbors, and a wronged ex-wife. And when Marsh realizes that this potential murder might be the least of his troubles, he begins to see what happens when ordinary people become capable of evil. As Marsh and Morgan dig into the case, it becomes clear that Fultzs death was not an isolated case of revenge. It may be part of a dark web of crimes connected to an accident that up-ended Marshs life a couple years earlier--and that now threatens the life of a young child. Marsh veers dangerously off track as his search for clues becomes personal..and brings him to a place where a mans good deeds turn out to be more dangerous than his worst crimes.

An electrifying mystery featuring a troubled small-town police detective faced with three interwoven crimes that reveal sinister secrets about his community--and the deaths of his family, by the Edgar Award-and Thriller Award- short-listed author whose novels have been described by the New York Times Book Review as "pretty much perfect."In the years since the mysterious deaths of his wife and child, P.T. Marsh, a police detective in the small Georgia town of Mason Falls, has faced demons--both professional and personal. But when he is called to the scene of a school shooting, the professional and personal become intertwined, and he suspects that whoever is behind the crime may be connected to his own family tragedy. As Marsh and his partner Remy investigate the shooting, they discover that it is far from straightforward, and their search for answers leads them to a conspiracy at the highest levels of local government--including within the police force. The stakes in the case become increasingly high, culminating in a showdown that has Marsh questioning everything he knows, and wondering if some secrets are better left undiscovered.

A New York Times Book Review Top 10 Crime Novel for the Year"John McMahon is one of those rare writers who seem to have sprung out of nowhere. His first novel, The Good Detective, which is pretty much perfect, features a decent if flawed hero battling personal troubles while occupied with a murder case of great consequence to his community."--New York Times Book ReviewIntroducing Detective P.T. Marsh in a swift and bruising debut where Elmore Leonards staccato prose meets Greg Iles Southern settings.How can you solve a crime if youve killed the prime suspect?Detective P.T. Marsh was a rising star on the police force of Mason Falls, Georgia--until his wife and young son died in an accident. Since that night, hes lost the ability to see the line between smart moves and disastrous decisions. Such as when he agrees to help out a woman by confronting her abusive boyfriend. When the next morning he gets called to the scene of his newest murder case, he is stunned to arrive at the house of the very man he beat up the night before. He could swear the guy was alive when he left, but can he be sure? Whats certain is that his fingerprints are all over the crime scene. The trouble is only beginning. When the dead body of a black teenager is found in a burned-out field with a portion of a blackened rope around his neck, P.T. realizes he might have killed the number-one suspect of this horrific crime.Amid rising racial tension and media scrutiny, P.T. uncovers something sinister at the heart of the boys murder--a conspiracy leading all the way back to the time of the Civil War. Risking everything to unravel the puzzle even as he fights his own personal demons, P.T. races headlong toward an incendiary and life-altering showdown.

An electrifying mystery featuring a troubled small-town police detective faced with three interwoven crimes that reveal sinister secrets about his community--and the deaths of his family, by the Edgar Award-and Thriller Award- short-listed author whose novels have been described by the New York Times Book Review as "pretty much perfect."In the years since the mysterious deaths of his wife and child, P.T. Marsh, a police detective in the small Georgia town of Mason Falls, has faced demons--both professional and personal. But when he is called to the scene of a school shooting, the professional and personal become intertwined, and he suspects that whoever is behind the crime may be connected to his own family tragedy.As Marsh and his partner Remy investigate the shooting, they discover that it is far from straightforward, and their search for answers leads them to a conspiracy at the highest levels of local government--including within the police force. The stakes in the case become increasingly high, culminating in a showdown that has Marsh questioning everything he knows, and wondering if some secrets are better left undiscovered.Praise for John McMahon:One of those rare writers who seem to have sprung out of nowhere. The Good Detective....is pretty much perfect.New York Times Book ReviewTight, fast and addictive, I blistered this book in a single day. It has everything top-drawer crime fiction demands John Hart, New York Times bestselling authorMcMahon skillfully blends the old and the new and weaves it into spun gold. Reed Farrel Coleman, New York Times bestselling authorSouthern gothic mingles with modern noirKirkus

¿QUÉ SERÍAS CAPAZ DE HACER PARA VENGAR A LAS PERSONAS QUE AMAS?El inspector P. T. Marsh acude a una escuela donde se ha producido un tiroteo y un hombre retiene a algunos rehenes. Mientras los equipos se preparan, Marsh ocupa el tejado de un cobertizo desde el que puede ver al asaltante. Y, en ese momento, recibe una llamada telefonica que lo precipita todo provocando una muerte que considera justificada.A partir de ahi, empieza para Marsh y su compañera Remy Morgan una investigacion en la que surgen preguntas cada vez mas incomodas, relacionadas con demonios personales, deudas de sangre y oscuros intereses politicos al mas alto nivel. Poco a poco apareceran indicios de que quiza actuo de forma equivocada. ¿Y si el peso del pasado le ha llevado a cometer un terrible error?

El implacable empresario de éxito Ennis Fultz ha muerto asesinado en su hogar. Conforme avanza la investigación, los inspectores P. T. Marsh y Remy Morgan descubren que la lista de sospechosos es más larga de lo que imaginaban. Demasiado para una pequeña ciudad de Georgia como Mason Falls.Sin embargo, Fultz puede ser tan solo el menor de los problemas de Marsh, que ve como una tragedia de su pasado vuelve a emerger con fuerza, al estar relacionada con una serie de crimenes. Marsh nunca hubiera imaginado que cruzaria ciertas lineas rojas. Y que eso podria tener consecuencias muy graves.

Para el inspector P. T. Marsh, el último año ha sido una pesadilla después de haber perdido a su mujer y a su hijo en un accidente de tráfico. Refugiado en el alcohol, una noche agrede a un neonazi que maltrata a su pareja. Al dia siguiente, este hombre aparece muerto y el policia no sabe si la culpa es suya.Mientras avanza una investigacion que podria tenerle a el como objetivo, Marsh y su compañera Remy Morgan afrontan otro caso muy perturbador. La aparicion del cadaver calcinado de un joven negro en un campo despertara viejos demonios en una ciudad como Mason Falls, en Georgia, donde el color de la piel siempre ha sido motivo de controversia, violencia y dolor. Abrumado, el inspector debera resurgir de sus cenizas o se hundira definitivamente, no hay termino medio.Esta novela fue incluida en la lista "Las 10 mejores novelas policiales" del año por The New York Times Book Review. Su debut fue finalista tanto del Premio Edgar como del Premio Thriller a la mejor primera novela.