SYMPHONY ROAD

Trouble comes in threes for Shane Cleary, a former police officer and now, a PI.

Arson. A Missing Person. A cold case.

Two of his clients whom he shouldn’t trust, he does, and the third, whom he should, he can’t.

Shane is up against crooked cops, a notorious slumlord and a mafia boss who want what they want, and then there’s the good guys who may or may not be what they seem.

. . .

"The  second installment in this noir series takes us on a gritty journey  through mid-seventies Boston, warts and all, and presents Shane Cleary  with a complex arson case that proves to be much more than our PI  expected. Peppered with the right mix of period detail and sharp, spare  prose, Valjan proves he's the real deal." 

~ Edwin Hill, Edgar Finalist and author of the Hester Thursby Series

"Ostracized  former cop turned PI Shane Cleary navigates the mean streets of  Boston's seedy underbelly in Symphony Road. A brilliant follow up to  Dirty Old Town, Valjan's literary flair and dark humor are on full  display." 

~ Bruce Robert Coffin, award-winning author

of the Detective Byron Mysteries

"A private eye mystery steeped in atmosphere and attitude."

~ Richie Narvaez, author of Noiryorican