MARTELL'S ROPE - A Florian Van Rensenbrink Mystery
St. Charles, Missouri. 1840s.
A death at the edge of town appears unremarkable.
Then another follows.
The similarities cannot be ignored.
Florian Van Rensenbrink is brought in to examine the cases, arriving in a river town shaped by movement and transience. What first appears unrelated begins to suggest a pattern that extends beyond a single location.
As he traces connections through taverns, roads, and working yards, the investigation reveals a structure built on timing and repetition.
The town offers explanations, but they fail to account for the details that matter most.
Martell's Rope is an historical mystery focused on pattern recognition, pursuit, and the hidden connections within a changing frontier landscape.
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James Dargan is the author of over thirty books spanning crime, noir, satire, historical fiction, and literary fiction. Known for razor-sharp dialogue, vivid characters, and a knack for weaving grit with dark humour, his work ranges from the hard-boiled streets of the Napoleon Clancy thrillers to the sprawling crime sagas of The Bayside City series, the evocative Latin American novels, and a host of standalone titles.
Dargan's novels often drop readers into morally complex worlds where loyalty is fragile, justice is elusive, and survival depends on quick thinking and a little luck. Influenced by the likes of Elmore Leonard, Dennis Lehane, and Cormac McCarthy, his prose balances propulsive storytelling with atmospheric detail, creating stories that are as cinematic as they are immersive.
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