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James C. Cornwallis: Coins Don't Curse Men Do
Paperback
Series: James C. Cornwallis, Book 12
Publisher: Independently Published
Published: Dec 28 2025
Pages: 142
Weight: 0.44
Height: 0.30 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
A murder. A ransom. A coin soaked in history.
When a coin collector is killed execution-style in his own home, the police see a robbery gone wrong. Private investigator James Cornwallis sees something colder-and more deliberate. The victim's prized possession, a legendary artifact called The Blood Dollar, is missing. Hours later, the family receives a message: deliver the coin, or another body will follow.
As James digs deeper, he uncovers a pattern of ritual violence stretching back years-crimes fueled not by curses, but by belief. By people willing to justify brutality if it gives them permission.
The deeper James goes, the more dangerous the truth becomes. Street-level gangs circle. False deliveries erupt into bloodshed. And James realizes the most unsettling discovery isn't about the killers-it's about himself. He's calmer in the chaos than he is in the quiet.
With time collapsing and violence closing in, the line between justice and damage blurs.
A gritty, modern noir where the case ends-but the consequences don't.
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