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"Downstate", written by Jeffery Deaver. It is a fiction, mystery and thriller novel published in 2025 available on Amazon: https://amzn.to/4hHp2iO
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The story follows Constant Marlowe, an agent with the Illinois Department of Criminal Investigations and former professional boxer, as she attempts to bring down Tyson Barth, a ruthless mob boss operating out of Cicero, Illinois. Marlowe's investigation leads her to the small town of Plains, Illinois, where she believes Barth's information man, Marcel Descartes, is hiding.
Along the way, Marlowe ...
Keywords
Human TraffickingConstant MarloweTyson BarthMarcel DescartesPlains, IllinoisJack RaleighFelipe VargasSofia VargasTrenton CarrBetrayal/Corruption