In Symphony Road, book two in the Shane Cleary Mystery Series, author Gabriel Valjan takes the reader back to 1970s Boston to follow the latest investigative cases of ex-Boston cop turned PI Shane Cleary. Shane has just wrapped up investigating a blackmail case and a missing person case, when three new cases come his way: proving the innocence of an arsonist in a slumlord building fire with a dead body; investigating the disappearance of the local mafia don's grandnephew; and a request by the Commissioner to investigate the closed case of a local activist whose death was ruled as an overdose.

Symphony Road is a riveting crime story that easily draws the reader in from the start. The author provides the reader with a fascinating and richly detailed crime thriller set in 1970s Boston. Told in the first person narrative by Shane, this gritty noir story has enough drama, secrets, deception, tension, and surprising twists and turns that keeps the reader guessing if Shane will be able to solve all three cases, while dealing with hostility from his ex-police brethren, crooked cops, mobsters, and a variety of criminal types that try to hinder his every move. Trouble always seem to find Shane, it's the hazard of his job and it comes with the territory, but it doesn't deter him from finding the truth.

With a cast of intriguing characters, a suspenseful storyline consisting of three cases that will keep the reader guessing, a great description of Boston and the throwback to the 1970s decade, and flashbacks to Shane's past, Symphony Road takes the reader on one hell of a thrilling rollercoaster ride!

Symphony Road is a well-written, fast paced crime thriller story that left me interested in finding out what Shane's next investigative adventure will be in the continuation of the series.

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