The Black Tom Saboteurs

The Black Tom Saboteurs (A Val Buchanan Investigation Book 8) 1916, Jersey City. Midnight fire on the piers. At 2:08 a.m., the world explodes. Ex-Pinkerton turned private investigator Val Buchanan arrives on the East Coast still carrying scars from San Francisco. When the Black Tom munitions depot erupts in fireballs that light the harbor and shatter windows across Manhattan, officials call it an "accident." Buchanan knows better. In the fog of cover-ups and politics, he walks alleys where knives wait, cellars where doctor's hands build cigar bombs, and parishes where immigrant families whisper the names Jahnke and Witzke like curses. Beside him stands Detective Nora Flynn—sharp, unyielding, one of the few willing to trust him. Together they follow a trail of false keys, burned timbers, and ghosts who always stay one step ahead. From the scarred face of the Statue of Liberty to the causeways where men die for a handful of coins, Buchanan finds the same truth he learned in the mines of Colorado and the streets of Chicago: power prefers silence, and truth has to fight to be heard. Perfect for fans of historical noir, espionage thrillers, and gritty, character-driven crime fiction. Read Book 8 in the Val Buchanan Investigations**—a gripping mystery of sabotage, corruption, and betrayal, set against the blast that shook America on the eve of war.**