The Dread Line

In "The Dread Line," the latest novel by award-winning author Bruce DeSilva, former investigative reporter Liam Mulligan navigates a precarious new life after losing his newspaper job. Balancing work with a detective agency, freelancing, and managing a mobster friend's bookmaking, Mulligan finds himself embroiled in troubling distractions, including a perplexing jewelry heist and animal cruelty in his neighborhood. When the New England Patriots hire him to investigate a potential draft pick amid a murder scandal, he uncovers a dangerous secret that someone will kill to protect, leading him deeper into a web of intrigue.