The Commissioner's Last Supper
Book Three of The Journals of Fletcher Jones
When City Commissioner Edwin Drake is found hanging in his locked study, the city is eager to call it suicide. The room is perfect, the evidence appears convincing, and the public is prepared to mourn one of its most respected reformers.
Detective Fletcher Jones isn't buying it.
Assigned a new partner, the sharp and unflinching Detective Sue Richards, Fletcher quickly discovers that the carefully staged death hides something far more dangerous than murder. A burned note containing only two words “They know” leads them into a labyrinth of political corruption, secret financial networks, disappearing witnesses, and powerful figures willing to kill to protect decades of carefully buried secrets.
As Fletcher digs deeper, he uncovers a hidden war inside City Hall. Edwin Drake had spent years helping build the very system he now sought to expose. His death was not simply the silencing of a politician, it was the removal of a threat. With a grieving widow who knows more than she admits, a daughter trapped between loyalty and survival, and a son-in-law entangled in a web of money and influence, every answer uncovers new questions.
From locked rooms and autopsy tables to secret archives and forgotten civic clubs, Fletcher and Richards follow a trail that reveals how power survives by controlling not only the truth, but the stories people are allowed to believe.
In a city where corruption wears respectability like a tailored suit, justice is never clean, and redemption may be the most dangerous ambition of all.
The Commissioner's Last Supper is a gripping noir mystery filled with political intrigue, moral ambiguity, and the hard-boiled atmosphere that defines The Journals of Fletcher Jones series. As the truth emerges piece by piece, Fletcher learns that some conspiracies are too large to destroy and some victories come only after the truth has already been buried.
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Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. The Commissioner's Last SupperBook Three of The Journals of Fletcher JonesWhen City Commissioner Edwin Drake is found hanging in his locked study, the city is eager to call it suicide. The room is perfect, the evidence appears convincing, and the public is prepared to mourn one of its most respected reformers.Detective Fletcher Jones isn't buying it.Assigned a new partner, the sharp and unflinching Detective Sue Richards, Fletcher quickly discovers that the carefully staged death hides something far more dangerous than murder. A burned note containing only two words "They know" leads them into a labyrinth of political corruption, secret financial networks, disappearing witnesses, and powerful figures willing to kill to protect decades of carefully buried secrets.As Fletcher digs deeper, he uncovers a hidden war inside City Hall. Edwin Drake had spent years helping build the very system he now sought to expose. His death was not simply the silencing of a politician, it was the removal of a threat. With a grieving widow who knows more than she admits, a daughter trapped between loyalty and survival, and a son-in-law entangled in a web of money and influence, every answer uncovers new questions.From locked rooms and autopsy tables to secret archives and forgotten civic clubs, Fletcher and Richards follow a trail that reveals how power survives by controlling not only the truth, but the stories people are allowed to believe.In a city where corruption wears respectability like a tailored suit, justice is never clean, and redemption may be the most dangerous ambition of all.The Commissioner's Last Supper is a gripping noir mystery filled with political intrigue, moral ambiguity, and the hard-boiled atmosphere that defines The Journals of Fletcher Jones series. As the truth emerges piece by piece, Fletcher learns that some conspiracies are too large to destroy and some victories come only after the truth has already been buried. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. Seller Inventory # 9798180272935
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Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. The Commissioner's Last SupperBook Three of The Journals of Fletcher JonesWhen City Commissioner Edwin Drake is found hanging in his locked study, the city is eager to call it suicide. The room is perfect, the evidence appears convincing, and the public is prepared to mourn one of its most respected reformers.Detective Fletcher Jones isn't buying it.Assigned a new partner, the sharp and unflinching Detective Sue Richards, Fletcher quickly discovers that the carefully staged death hides something far more dangerous than murder. A burned note containing only two words "They know" leads them into a labyrinth of political corruption, secret financial networks, disappearing witnesses, and powerful figures willing to kill to protect decades of carefully buried secrets.As Fletcher digs deeper, he uncovers a hidden war inside City Hall. Edwin Drake had spent years helping build the very system he now sought to expose. His death was not simply the silencing of a politician, it was the removal of a threat. With a grieving widow who knows more than she admits, a daughter trapped between loyalty and survival, and a son-in-law entangled in a web of money and influence, every answer uncovers new questions.From locked rooms and autopsy tables to secret archives and forgotten civic clubs, Fletcher and Richards follow a trail that reveals how power survives by controlling not only the truth, but the stories people are allowed to believe.In a city where corruption wears respectability like a tailored suit, justice is never clean, and redemption may be the most dangerous ambition of all.The Commissioner's Last Supper is a gripping noir mystery filled with political intrigue, moral ambiguity, and the hard-boiled atmosphere that defines The Journals of Fletcher Jones series. As the truth emerges piece by piece, Fletcher learns that some conspiracies are too large to destroy and some victories come only after the truth has already been buried. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability. Seller Inventory # 9798180272935
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