James Dain

The murder was swift. The frame-up was faster. Ex-Afghanistan vet Keith Gainey thought breaking up a fight in a Philly nightclub was just another night on the job-until notorious mob enforcer Shawn Toomey stepped in. Within seconds, the brawl turned deadly, and a man lay beaten to death in the alley. Now the cops have their suspect. And it's Keith. Facing a murder charge that could lock him away for decades, Keith has one last shot at freedom: track down the ruthless gangster setting him up and force the truth into the light-before the mob silences him for good.
Fast-paced, gritty, and impossible to put down, The Body in the Alley will keep you reading late into the night. Enjoy the roller coaster ride of this short, fast-paced story by best-selling thriller writer James Dain, "Best Novel" winner at the Los Angeles Neo-Noir Festival. Fans of Michael Connelly, Dennis Lehane, and Dashiell Hammett-meet your next obsession."Just wow! James Dain writes stories you can't put down!"                          (Charles Anceney, author of The Boy in the Boat)