Desperate Days is the second novel in the “Matt O’Malley” mystery/thriller series.
On June 25, 2012, Galtee Press will release Desperate Days, the second novel in the “Matt O’Malley” mystery/thriller series written by Florida lawyer and part time Bolton resident, Thomas G. Kane. The opening scene is set in the beautiful Adirondack hamlet of Bolton Landing, New York, on the shores of historic Lake George.
The story takes O’Malley on an intense four day search within the Adirondack blue line as he tries to rescue the college age daughter of a friend whom he believes has been taken captive by the Russian Mafia. His attempts are complicated by assassins determined to exact a revenge killing on him.
The story line careens from Bolton to Hague and up to the Keene Valley area before coming to a startling conclusion in Piseco. Along the way the author weaves in historical references to the Adirondack Great Camps, the legends surrounding Rogers Rock, and the development of the Russian criminal class.
Desperate Days follows up, and builds on, the story which formed the basis for Tom Kane’s first book, Desperate Hours. This second installment introduces new characters and continues its themes regarding the history and beauty that pervade the Adirondacks.
Both books are available online at www.ThomasGKane.com, at Trees in Bolton Landing, and other fine book stores throughout the Adirondacks. E-Book versions of both books are expected by the end of the summer.
Below is brief synopsis of Desperate Days:
Desperate Days is the second, thrilling “Matt O’Malley” mystery novel by Thomas Kane set in the beautiful Adirondack State Park. The tranquility of the park stands in stark contrast to the evil acts that are occurring there in this action packed, tightly paced thriller.
Matt has returned to upstate New York from his home in Florida only to learn that Erin, the young daughter of his good friend, has disappeared. Carol has gone to the police, who believe she is overreacting; and with no evidence of foul play they refuse to look for Erin. In desperation, she turns to Matt O’Malley, but he has problems of his own. Almost since he arrived back in the Adirondacks, the Men of Islam have been seeking their revenge on him. Matt’s quest to save Erin leads him on a frantic four day chase throughout the Adirondacks, all the while dodging terrorist assassins who are trying their best to kill him.
When Matt O’Malley starts asking questions concerning the missing Erin’s whereabouts he runs into the ominously menacing Sergei Popov, who drives Matt to commit acts that just days before he would not have believed himself capable of, as he uncovers an unspeakably horrifying crime playing out in one of the remote Adirondack Great Camps.
As Desperate Days races toward its explosive and suspenseful conclusion, Matt must test the limits of his own mental and physical endurance, as well as the strength of some of his closest friendships, while he does whatever he has to do to save Erin from a ghastly fate.