Sorrow's Anthem by Michael Koryta

A Cleveland private investigator is pulled back to his troubled old neighborhood when a childhood friend, accused of arson and murder, reappears and soon dies under tragic circumstances. Driven by guilt and loyalty, he digs into a web of fires, insurance scams, real-estate schemes, and police corruption, discovering a conspiracy that preys on the city’s most vulnerable. As the investigation turns deadly, he confronts his own past and the cost of redemption while fighting to clear his friend’s name.

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