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Tractus Fynn Mystery #5
Red City: Case Closed
In this fifth and final story, all of history has gone awry and it's up to Inspector Fynn and his intrepid companion Patrick Jardel to set things right. Can they save the "Man who Saved the World?" Commander Vasili Arkhipov must be aboard his submarine in 1962 but his wife has been accused of murder. A visit to the Soviet Union at the height of the Cold War is only one of many tasks they face... The infamous attack on Pearl Harbor and an alternate World War Two is also on their list. Helping Fynn and Jardel are a host of bizarre characters, familiar and otherwise. Travel though time and across the globe, hope for the best, and find out if History can be saved.
537 pages, Kindle Edition
Published June 1, 2018
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M.K. Alexander
29 books73 followersNo genre is safe from me!
(OK, maybe Romance is safe)
One thing that bugs me is the accusation that I am too subtle. Too subtle? Is this even possible? I like to give my readers some credit: I always assume they are clever, educated, and have a good sense of humor...
I've has been writing fiction for over 20 years and recently published eight new titles, as well as a short story collection. Every book I write is exhaustively researched, I'm proud to say.
I have been a reporter and editor for many newspapers, and worked for The New York Times for well over ten years. Winner of the BBC Short Story Award.
(OK, maybe Romance is safe)
One thing that bugs me is the accusation that I am too subtle. Too subtle? Is this even possible? I like to give my readers some credit: I always assume they are clever, educated, and have a good sense of humor...
I've has been writing fiction for over 20 years and recently published eight new titles, as well as a short story collection. Every book I write is exhaustively researched, I'm proud to say.
I have been a reporter and editor for many newspapers, and worked for The New York Times for well over ten years. Winner of the BBC Short Story Award.
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June 14, 2025
Red City is the close to an exciting series where reality is bent to protect the past, present and future from alteration. Should it be done, or damn the consequences? Tractus Flynn and Patrick Jardel are quite the pair of investigators faced with those questions multiple times as they chase after an enemy intent on wiping out possibilities, free choice and the consequences of those choices.
I imagine that many readers will have differing interpretations of the story. Still, it made me think of the ‘pebble in the pond’ metaphor, where even the smallest action can have far-reaching consequences.
This is the end of a series that will challenge your philosophy and insist that you see history as a living, breathing thing that constantly changes and adapts and the impact of the past on the present.
Well done MK Alexander!
I imagine that many readers will have differing interpretations of the story. Still, it made me think of the ‘pebble in the pond’ metaphor, where even the smallest action can have far-reaching consequences.
This is the end of a series that will challenge your philosophy and insist that you see history as a living, breathing thing that constantly changes and adapts and the impact of the past on the present.
Well done MK Alexander!
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