Love Maine? Love mystery novels? How about a mystery novel set in the beautiful state of Maine? Pick up this autographed novel that begins a series of books set in Portland, Maine, and written by Bruce Robert Coffin, an Agatha Award Winner for the Best Contemporary Novel 2018. Coffin’s 30 years of experience in law enforcement becomes clear in this thriller series, where experienced detectives take on lawbreakers and high-ranking individuals who feel that they are above the law.

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Fall in Portland, Maine usually arrives as a welcome respite from summer’s sweltering temperatures and, with the tourists gone, a return to normal life -- usually. But when a retired cop is murdered, things heat up quickly, setting the city on edge.

Detective Sergeant John Byron, a second-generation cop, is tasked with investigating the case -- at the very moment his life is unraveling. On the outs with his department’s upper echelon, separated from his wife, and feeling the strong pull of the bottle, Byron remains all business as he tries to solve the murder of one of their own. And when another ex-Portland Police officer dies under suspicious circumstances, he quickly realizes there is much more to these cases than meets the eye. The closer Byron gets to the truth, the greater the danger for him and his fellow detectives.