Modern, original fiction for learners of English. It's Christmas in New York and private investigator Nathan Marley is hired by a mysterious rich woman to run an errand. Is he right not to trust her?

Grand Central Station, New York in mid-July. It's early morning, but everyone is suffering in the heat. Private investigator Nathan Marley is on his way to another wasted day at the office. But a chance meeting with a homeless woman at the station and a surprise letter changes all of that. Marley starts a journey through parts of the burning summer city he has never visited.

Private investigator Nat Marley gets a call from a client about a family problem.

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Private investigator Nat Marley searches for a friend of a client in New York City.

Modern, original fiction for learners of English. It's Christmas in New York and private investigator Nathan Marley is hired by a mysterious rich woman to run an errand. Is he right not to trust her?

Violent crime suddenly becomes personal for New York private investigator, Nathan Marley. A relative of Stella Delgado, Marley's assistant, is arrested for a brutal murder, and unidentified bodies are washed up on a beach. Marley's search for the truth takes him to the Russian American community where he finds a wall of silence. Behind the wall, there is trade in illegal immigration and a lot of dirty money.