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A Fine Line

A Sebastian Drake Novel

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When a struggling author with a secret government past is hired by a wealthy philanthropist to investigate a cold murder case, he has no choice but to expose the dark and buried secrets of a powerful political family in Chicago.

Sebastian Drake is a novelist, working out of a dilapidated apartment in the city, who’s trying to come up with his next story idea. But he’s stuck.

Drake receives an unexpected visit from a man interested in hiring him for a project and who thinks he has just the solution to Drake’s writing challenges. He also thinks that Drake’s past and secret life with a shadow government organization is a valuable asset. His proposition to Drake is simple: become a hired agent to investigate a cold murder case involving one of Chicago’s most powerful political families. The job comes with a decent paycheck, all the support he might need, and the types of real life experiences that can form the basis for great fiction stories.

This is a story about a man with a new lease on life, who leads a dual existence. Behind his desk, he is an aspiring author. On the streets, he is a rogue undercover and unknown vigilante.

His biggest challenge is keeping intact the fine line between reality and fiction.

©2017 Dan Burns (P)2017 Dan Burns Crime Fiction Fiction Modern Detectives Mystery Traditional Detectives Vigilante Justice Crime Detective Government Chicago Murder Suspense
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This book was great, i listened to it in no time and the only complaint is that's it wasn't longer.

Full of mystery and twists with characters brought to life with excellent narration.

Bring on the next one.

This book was given to me for free at my request and I provided this voluntary review.

Can't wait for more!

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This story revolves around a writer name Sebastian Drake who has writer's block. He is an ex-journalist and also has a secret past which has been wiped from the records. His agent is breathing down his neck for the next book and Drake is making no progress. Then he gets a visit from a mysterious man offering him a job of investigating a 10-year-old cold case murder. Drake isn't really interested at first, but he's offered good money and when he learns more about the case, decides to take the job. The murdered young woman belonged to a wealthy and powerful family, and the only part of her body ever found was her hand which had been put on display in a prominent park.
As Drake's investigation continues, the stakes get higher and become personal to him.

At first I wasn't sure I liked Drake, he seemed very cold and to be honest, it was quite a while into the book before I got used to him. I wouldn't say I ended the book liking the main character, but I felt the story did delve into his past to explain why he acted the way he did.
The pace moved along fine. The investigation and characters were interesting, keeping the reader/listener motivated to find out what happened next and also as to whom the murderer would turn out to be.

I was listening to the audiobook and the narrator did a good job. The voice for Drake seemed to fit with the character. I did speed the audio up a little though as it seemed slow in places. I give this a solid 4 stars and would certainly read/listen to another title by this author.

A good paced crime/mystery listen

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The story is about a cold case of murder. This book is well written and well narrated for audiobook. It will kept anybody guessing until the end of the book.

A Fine Line

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The story is about a cold case of murder. This book is well written and well narrated for audiobook. It will kept anybody guessing until the end of the book.

A Fine Line

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