Koryta, Michael,

An honest man / Michael Koryta. - First edition. - 373 pages ; 25 cm

After discovering seven men murdered aboard their yacht - including two Senate rivals - Israel Pike is regarded as a prime suspect. A troubled man infamous on Salvation Point Island for killing his own father a decade before, Israel has few options, no friends, and a life-threatening secret. Elsewhere on the island, 12-year-old Lyman Rankin seeks shelter from his alcoholic father in an abandoned house only to discover that he is not alone. A mysterious woman greets him with a hatchet and a "Make a sound and I'll kill you." As the investigation barrels forward, Lyman, Israel, and the fate of the case collide in immutable ways.

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Ex-convicts--Fiction.
Murder--Fiction.
Human trafficking--Fiction.
Islands--Fiction.


Maine--Fiction.


Thrillers (Fiction)
Psychological fiction.

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