Crimson Thaw (Detective Justice Book 1)

Crimson Thaw (Detective Justice Book 1)

by Bruce Robert Coffin

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4.4 stars from 843 reviews. Top 92% of Mystery Thriller books we track.


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Perfect for you if...

  • You love procedural crime fiction grounded in real police work and regional detail, especially stories set in rural America.
  • You're drawn to partnerships built on tension and mistrust, where two flawed people have to learn to rely on each other to survive.
  • You appreciate crime novels that take small-town secrets seriously, treating them with the weight they deserve.

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  • You prefer standalone detective novels over series commitments, since this is book one and leaves threads to pick up later.
  • You want a fast-paced thriller that skips the police procedural groundwork in favour of constant action and twists.
  • You're looking for a protagonist who's fundamentally likeable from page one rather than someone you have to earn trust in.

About this book

Detective Brock Justice, once a top performer with Maine State Police, has been exiled to the remote Major Crimes Unit—North as punishment for crossing the line. He is paired with Chloe Wright, a newly promoted detective carrying her own hidden struggles. When a routine snowmobile retrieval in the coastal town of Blue Hill turns into a murder investigation, Brock and Chloe's uneasy partnership is immediately tested. As they investigate, they encounter the town doctor, a biker gang involved in drug trafficking, a politically connected sheriff, and Brock's own father. Each revelation blurs the line between ally and enemy, forcing both detectives to question their trust in those around them. Brock must navigate his fragile partnership with Chloe, the town's deadly secrets, and the shadows of his own past as winter loosens its grip on Blue Hill and suspicion tightens. The investigation becomes a puzzle they must solve before the Maine wilderness claims them.

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