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The Coal District Detective
Paperback
Series: A Thomas Kane Investigation, Book 1
Publisher: G.H Arthur
Published: Dec 19 2025
Pages: 136
Weight: 0.36
Height: 0.32 Width: 5.50 Depth: 8.50
Language: English
The city thought it wanted justice. Thomas Kane knows they only wanted a spectacle.
After exposing the Gray Brotherhood and surviving the chaos of the Black City, Thomas Kane has abandoned the police badge and the high-stakes world of conspiracy. He is no longer fighting against a shadowy elite, but against the insidious Machinery of Procedure-the systemic corruption that operates openly in the city's institutions.
Now working as an independent detective from his roots in the coal district, Thomas is hired for his first major case: investigating the quiet disappearances of factory workers linked to the records of Mercy Hospital. The trail leads him into the heart of the city's asylum system, where paperwork is the perfect prison, and institutional procedure is a weapon used to erase the poor.
As Thomas applies his unique blend of forensic science and meticulous documentation, he confronts the terrifying realization that this systematic corruption is far more resilient than any conspiracy. He is guided by the haunting memory of the Architect, Eleanor Voss, learning that the true fight is not against the people who commit crimes, but against the systems that enable them.
The battle for the Gray City is over. The slow, grinding work of accountability has just begun. The former hero of the city is now the Coal District Detective, and he's coming for the paperwork.
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