Harbinger of Truth

By: Ned Hickson

Narrated by: Virtual Voice

In this thrilling sequel to No Safe Harbor (2023), Seattle private investigator Shane McPhearson continues pursuing the many unanswered questions from his past while also trying to build a new life for himself along Puget Sound. After outmaneuvering crime boss Rick Sparlo and corrupt members of local police, Shane has become a target along with those who have come to matter most to him: Jacob, an eight-year-old boy who shares the P.I.'s kinship of childhood abandonment, and Samantha Wells, the attractive Magnolia Bay chowder house owner patiently earning his trust — and love.

Harbinger of Truth finds McPhearson in Portland, Ore., after learning that his mentor and friend, retired prosecutor Robert Keedy, is dying of brain cancer. It's while at his bedside that Shane begins to discovered the shocking truth behind his parents' decision to abandon him as a young boy, its connection to the historic period of crime and corruption of 1950s Portland — and how it is all linked to the threat Shane now faces 35 years later.

With threads of Portland's real-life history as a hub for organized crime intricately woven throughout this Pacific Northwest thriller set in the 1990s, Harbinger of Truth offers an exciting new chapter for fans of the Shane McPhearson series.