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Detective P. T. Marsh Series

This series plunges into the gritty world of a detective haunted by personal tragedy and struggling with his demons. Set against the backdrop of the American South, each installment weaves intricate crime narratives filled with suspense and unexpected twists. The stories explore profound themes of racial injustice, hidden conspiracies stretching back through history, and the blurred lines between right and wrong. Readers will be drawn into compelling mysteries anchored by a complex protagonist facing explosive showdowns.

The Evil Men Do
The Good Detective

Recommended Reading Order

  1. The Good Detective

    • 320 pages
    • 12 hours of reading

    Introducing Detective P.T. Marsh in a gripping debut where sharp prose meets Southern settings. Once a rising star in Mason Falls, Georgia, P.T. spiraled into grief and alcohol after the tragic loss of his wife and son. His judgment falters, leading him to confront an abusive boyfriend of an exotic dancer. The next day, he is shocked to find the man he attacked dead at the scene of a murder, with his fingerprints everywhere. As P.T. and his partner Remy investigate, they suspect the murder is linked to a local arson and the lynching of a black teenager, whose body was discovered in a burned field with a rope around his neck. P.T. realizes he may have killed the prime suspect in this horrific crime. With racial tensions rising and media scrutiny intensifying, he uncovers a sinister conspiracy tied to the boy's murder, reaching back to the Civil War. As he battles his own demons, P.T. races to solve the case, risking everything for a life-altering confrontation.

    The Good Detective1
    3.7

  2. The Evil Men Do

    One of the New York Times Book Review's Top Ten Best Crime Novels of 2020 "[McMahon] tells his story with flair."--New York Times Book Review The 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 there's 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 Fultz's 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 Marsh's 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 man's good deeds turn out to be more dangerous than his worst crimes.

    The Evil Men Do2
    3.9