An American Tragedy - Dan Flanigan

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Résumé :
No Good Deed Goes Unpunished In the scorching summer of 1988, amidst the frenzy of the Satanic Panic gripping the nation, private detective O'Keefe finds himself thrust into a trial like no other. As he strives to establish his fledgling agency, the last thing he anticipates is being drawn into a harrowing legal battle. But when Virginia Montrose, Miss Ginny to her students and his daughter Kelly's most beloved teacher, is accused of heinous crimes against her current and former students, O'Keefe faces a moral quandary unlike any before. Despite the risks and the overwhelming stigma, O'Keefe's encounter with the shadowy child protection figures driving the prosecution sparks a fierce determination to seek truth and justice. In this gripping tale of courage and conviction, O'Keefe's resolve is put to the ultimate test as he confronts the darkest facets of human nature and dares to challenge the prevailing hysteria. O'Keefe must summon every ounce of his strength to uncover the shocking truth while struggling to reverse the relentless tide of injustice....

Biographie:
Dan Flanigan is a novelist, poet, and playwright, as well as a practicing lawyer. His novel, Mink Eyes, is set in 1986 and explores the greed is good dynamic and the cultural tensions and gender complexities of that era. It is a modern hero's quest in mystery-detective form. In addition to developing a screenplay version of Mink Eyes, he has published a book of verse and prose poetry, Tenebrae: A Memoir Of Love And Death, and Dewdrops, a collection of his shorter fiction. He has also written the full-length plays--Secrets (based on the life of Eleanor Marx) and Moondog's Progress (based on the life of Alan Freed). He can be found online at DanFlaniganBooks.com....

Sommaire:
A nation in panic. A teacher accused. O'Keefe faces his toughest case yet. The summer of 1988 is ablaze-not just with heat but with hysteria. As Satanic Panic sweeps the nation, innocent lives hang in the balance. Private detective Peter O'Keefe never expected to be drawn into the storm, but when his daughter's beloved teacher Miss Ginny is accused of unspeakable crimes, he can't turn away. The case reeks of mass hysteria and hidden agendas, but standing against the tide could cost O'Keefe everything. As he fights to unravel the truth, he's forced to go toe-to-toe with shadowy child protection figures more interested in securing convictions than justice. With lives shattered and the weight of a nation's paranoia pressing down, O'Keefe must risk it all to expose the truth before it's too late. In a world consumed by fear, will justice prevail-or will the innocent be lost forever? A gripping crime thriller steeped in real-world hysteria, An American Tragedy is a heart-stopping tale of courage, deception, and the high price of seeking the truth....