Death on the Rails (A Val Buchanan Investigation, #5)
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Death on the Rails (A Val Buchanan Investigation Book 5)
A wrecked train. A town on edge. A detective facing the end of his oath.
1915, Oklahoma. A freight lies twisted in the dust, brakemen dead, and blame falling fast. The railroad demands vengeance, the Agency demands obedience, and Val Buchanan is ordered to keep the rails running. But with every step he takes, the truth grows murkier-and the price of loyalty rises.
In the midnight dark, on steel that carries both progress and ruin, Buchanan must face the men who built the system-and decide who he truly is when the gun smoke clears.
Death on the Rails carries forward the Val Buchanan Investigations, a noir-western journey into corruption, justice, and the cost of standing against power.
Ride the rails with Buchanan-and see where the tracks truly lead.
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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.
For more detailed information on the latest news on his books, please visit: jamesdargan.com
