FOUR ON THE FLOOR

Boston, 1978. Oppressive heat. Four dead. One PI. Zero clean exits

Shane Cleary, Vietnam vet and ex-cop turned PI, is no stranger to carnage. But when one victim is a journalist with dangerous connections, the lines between crime and politics start to blur. The mayor, governor, and ex-police commissioner send a mafia don with a ‘request’: investigate the bodies before the city explodes.

As Shane navigates corrupt cops and a killer who may be his mirror image, he’s drawn back into a war he thought he left behind—only now, the jungle is concrete, steel, and stained glass.

In a city where everyone has something to hide, Shane is about to find out who will kill to keep it that way.

For readers who like their fiction lean and lethal. Think the questionable morality of Gone Baby Gone with the velocity of Drive.

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"Gabriel Valjan's obvious love for the tradition of hardboiled PI fiction shines through on every page of Four on the Floor. He honors the tradition while moving it forward, weaving a compelling voice, authentic 1970s atmosphere, and propulsive pacing around a riveting story based on an infamous real-life Boston crime. Shane Cleary belongs on any list of noir's great private eyes, and his latest adventure is not to be missed."

~ Joseph S. Walker, Edgar-nominated author

“Gabriel Valjan’s latest Shane Cleary novel, Four on the Floor, is a tour de force. I loved this book. The dialogue is sharp, pointed, and takes no prisoners. This is a world where some cops are clean, most are corrupt, and where justice is skewed, maybe not in the right direction, but just enough so you can sleep at night. Valjan takes the bare bones of a sensational murder that remains unsolved and parachutes Shane Cleary into the scene. What I enjoyed most about this novel is the sense of Boston’s neighborhoods and how rigid those lines once were, and the men who ran these neighborhoods like minor potentates. Four on the Floor is a highly recommended read.”

~ Claire M. Johnson, author of the Fog City Noir Series

“Four on the Floor is a high-octane, harrowing ride from beginning to end. Shane Cleary’s curious case of murder and mayhem carries him speeding pedal-to-the-metal down a twisting, treacherous road on four bald tires. Hop in, fasten your seat belt, and let Gabriel Valjan take you on a trip you won’t soon forget.”

~ J.R. Sanders, author of the Nate Ross novels

“Four On the Floor is a first-rate gut-punch that will keep you turning pages right up to the end.”

~ Gregory Stout, author of the award-winning Jackson Gamble Series

“Great Crime Noir Is Not Dead. It’s Living In Boston.”

~ T.J. O’Connor, award-winner author of The Pappa Legacy and The Dead Detective Casefiles Series

“Just the facts, and the feels, served up with a healthy dose of moral ambiguity.”

~ Jeff Markowitz, author of The Other