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Blood lies deeper than the truth.When elegant, upper-class Joan Parker walks into private investigator Dick Moonlight's Albany office, she brings more than money and manners. She brings a scar carved down her face by an ax-and a terrible confession she no longer believes.Joan's husband is dead.Her twenty-one-year-old son, Christopher, is in jail charged with murder.And according to police reports, Joan herself identified him as the killer.There's just one problem: she remembers nothing about the attack-and she's certain her son didn't do it.Moonlight knows what it's like to wake up nearly dead. He also knows how easily the police get it wrong. Haunted by a past case that went sideways, he agrees to reopen what everyone else calls an open-and-shut investigation.The deeper Moonlight digs, the worse things look for Christopher-until the truth takes a hard left turn into something darker, deadlier, and far more personal than Moonlight ever expected.Murder by Moonlight is a gritty, emotionally charged noir thriller-full of moral ambiguity, buried secrets, and a detective who keeps chasing the truth even when it hurts.Perfect for fans of Robert B. Parker, Michael Connelly, Ace Atkins, Brett Battles, and Don Winslow, this unputdownable mystery-based on a true story-will keep you turning pages long after midnight.