The Bread and Roses File (A Val Buchanan Investigation, #3)
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The Bread and Roses File (A Val Buchanan Investigation Book 3)
A strike for dignity. A murder in the mills. A detective torn in two.
1912, Massachusetts. Thousands of immigrant workers leave the looms behind, chanting "Bread and Roses." The city trembles, the owners summon the Agency, and Val Buchanan arrives under orders to root out agitators. But what begins as an assignment in obedience soon twists into something else-blood on the snow, secrets in the shadows, and choices that could destroy his future.
In a town where banners fly and gunfire answers them, Buchanan must decide whether truth is worth more than survival.
The Bread and Roses File deepens the Val Buchanan Investigations, a historical detective series where labor wars collide with noir morality.
Stand with Buchanan as he walks the line between law and justice.
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James Dargan is the author of over thirty books spanning crime, noir, satire, historical fiction, and literary fiction. Known for razor-sharp dialogue, vivid characters, and a knack for weaving grit with dark humour, his work ranges from the hard-boiled streets of the Napoleon Clancy thrillers to the sprawling crime sagas of The Bayside City series, the evocative Latin American novels, and a host of standalone titles.
Dargan's novels often drop readers into morally complex worlds where loyalty is fragile, justice is elusive, and survival depends on quick thinking and a little luck. Influenced by the likes of Elmore Leonard, Dennis Lehane, and Cormac McCarthy, his prose balances propulsive storytelling with atmospheric detail, creating stories that are as cinematic as they are immersive.
Whether exploring mob wars and political corruption, the quiet desperation of outsiders, or the chaos of history's turning points, Dargan writes with an unflinching eye and a storyteller's instinct for pacing, character, and place. His work is as much about the people caught in the crossfire as it is about the bullets themselves.
James Dargan: Writer, Raconteur, Blogger, and Journalist.
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