About This Book
With chilling detail Stephen Laragia accounts for the horrific murder of two men. The murders remain unsolved, and over time he prospers, marrying the love of his life. But when a new detective comes to the village, Stephen immediately falls under his suspicion. Then, in a twist of fate, his wife's parents are murdered. Their deaths force him out of "retirement" to pursue the killer – and into an intricate plot of arson and perverse revenge. Ultimately he's targeted by a German sharp-shooter, the detective, the village's wealthiest man, and his best friend, the captain of the police department, each with a motive, each with an agenda Stephen needs to decipher. "Madrid has a raw, masculine writing style …there's both style and substance here, electrifying the pages with clever dialogue, dirty humor, smart character development and base humanity. A powerfully written crime story...." – Kirkus Indie Review, 05/03/2013
