Bad Policy [978-1-943166-01-5]
A posed body. An IRA six-pack. Framed for murder.
Seamus McCree comes home to a corpse in his own basement.
The victim is staged for the police to find. He’s strapped to a chair, shot through both elbows, both knees, and both ankles: the IRA's old punishment for informers. Seamus can't explain it. The police think they can. His name sits on the dead man's company account, a signature he swears isn't his.
Clearing himself means doing the one thing he does best—making numbers confess.
The trail runs from Ohio to South Boston. Back to the old neighborhood. Smuggled guns. Mob cash. And the truth about how his father died.
The deeper Seamus digs, the more bodies drop—and still, the evidence circles back to him.
Then the danger stops being his alone. It closes on his son and the woman he loves.
Seamus goes to ground and hunts the hunter, racing to unmask his enemy before someone he loves ends up posed for the next cop to find.
Can Seamus keep his freedom without burying his family?
Bad Policy is the twisty second Seamus McCree financial thriller—a complete story that deepens a series of eight novels and two novellas.
More long-buried secrets. More financial crimes. The same stubborn, decent family man who refuses to look away—except this time the secret is his own.
Buy Bad Policy and follow the money home today.
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- A mix of big money, wayward passions, Irish politics, family secrets and enough odd characters to stage a sideshow, Bad Policy is a wild romp that kept me guessing and turning pages well into several nights. Tremendous fun!
- Jack Kerley, internationally acclaimed author, Carson Ryder series - What a great story! Wry, witty and completely appealing - as if Robert B. Parker's Spenser moved to Ohio. I love Seamus McCree-a savvy PI who tackles the mysteries of life with heart and brains and humor.
- Hank Phillippi Ryan, author, The Other Woman, an Anthony, Agatha & Macavity winner - Wow--this is some intricately woven story! I was up way too late, caught in the tangled webs of intrigue converging within this well-told tale.
~ G. G. - I liked Bad Policy so much I bought copies for my friends. I thoroughly enjoyed this murder mystery cover to cover ... and following Seamus McCree as he gets involved in an adventure filled with deception and intrigue in the process of solving what initially appears to be a simple case of murder.
~ P. W. - BAD POLICY reads like a fast-paced thriller while delivering a solid mystery plot. Seamus McCree is a fascinating protagonist, more complex than the usual thriller tough guy: He’s got a no-nonsense attitude and can keep his cool even when the police are questioning him about a homicide, but he also sings in the church choir; he has few illusions about life but knows how to relax with a good meal or a good book. His family connections and painful past add further depth to his character. The secondary characters are also engaging, particularly Seamus’s grown son, who uses his computer skills to further his father’s investigations. There’s plenty of action in this book, but there’s also plenty of humor, plenty of warmth, and even a little romance.
~ B.K. Stevens - Bad Policy is a clever page turner with a complex plot that kept me up well past my bedtime. I couldn’t put it down and wanted to read just one more paragraph...page...chapter. The characters were well rounded and believable. I especially enjoyed the relationship between Seamus and his son, Paddy. The witty and wry humor throughout the book was a fun and unexpected bonus!
~ K. Williams