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Brighton by Michael Harvey

Brighton

by Michael Harvey

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  • Jun 2016, 368 pages
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A gritty and suspenseful Boston thriller for fans of Dennis Lehane and The Departed.

An extraordinary thriller - gripping, haunting, and marvelously told - about two friends growing up in a rapidly changing Boston, who must face the sins of their past in the midst of a series of brutal murders.

"You came back here to bury your past...Thing is, you gotta kill it first."

Kevin Pearce - baseball star, honor student, the pride of Brighton - was fifteen when he left town in the back of his uncle's cab. He and his buddy Bobby Scales had just committed heinous violence for what they thought were the best of reasons. Kevin didn't want a pass, but he was getting it anyway. Bobby would stay and face the music; Kevin's future would remain bright as ever. At least that was the way things were supposed to work, except in Brighton things never work the way they're supposed to.

Twenty-six years later, Kevin is a Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist for the Boston Globe. He's never been back to his old block, having avoided his family and, especially, Bobby Scales. Then he learns his old friend is the prime suspect in a string of local murders. Suddenly, Kevin's headed home - to protect a friend and the secret they share. To report this story to the end and protect those he loves, he must face not only an elusive, slippery killer, but his own corrupted conscience.

A powerhouse of a thriller, Brighton is a riveting and elegiac exploration of promises broken, debts owed, and old wrongs made right ... no matter what the cost.

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"Starred Review. Masterful....With a gritty atmosphere, extraordinary characters, and several stunning twists....Strongly recommended for fans of Dennis Lehane."- Booklist

"Starred Review. After a series of novels featuring Chicago-based private investigator Michael Kelly (most recently The Governor's Wife), Harvey sets this riveting stand-alone in his native Boston. Reporter Kevin Pearce, who has just won a Pulitzer Prize with the Boston Globe, returns to his hometown of Brighton for the first time since a teenage act of violence forced him to flee." - Library Journal

"Starred Review. Sharp as the blades used to gut the guilty and innocent alike, Harvey's fierce stand-alone is a blood-soaked tribute to finding your past and living with the consequences." - Kirkus

"An intense, twist-filled climax caps the unremittingly gloomy but moving story." - Publishers Weekly

"The f**king bomb! I loved it." - Stephen King

"Brighton is a masterpiece of crime fiction, filled with fascinating characters and sparkling dialogue and visceral atmosphere and riveting tension, plus no shortage of terrific twists." - Chris Pavone, New York Times bestselling author of The Expats

"A novel that crackles with a dangerous energy and makes you hold on until the final page." - Ivy Pochoda, author of Visitation Street

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Michael Harvey Author Biography

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Michael Harvey is a writer, journalist, and documentary producer. He is the co-creator, writer and executive producer of the Prime Time Emmy-nominated television series Cold Case Files and a former investigative producer for CBS in Chicago. Michael's work as a documentary producer and journalist has won numerous national and international awards, including multiple Emmys and an Academy Award nomination for the Holocaust documentary Eyewitness.

Harvey earned a law degree from Duke University, a master's degree in journalism from Northwestern University, and a bachelor's degree in classical languages from Holy Cross College.

Harvey was born and raised in Boston and graduated from Boston Latin School. He now lives in Chicago with his wife, Mary Frances.

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