A Past Without Pictures, (Hardcover)

<b>An LAPD detective travels to coastal Alabama to investigate the death of the father she hardly knew in this straight-shooting, no-nonsense noir from the author of <i>You Were Never Really Here</i>.</b> <p>Maria Cole's life has never been a walk in the park. Raised in foster care and with a history of abuse, her journey to the force was winding and loaded with heartache. When the LAPD detective is involved in a tragic shooting and, soon after, learns that her estranged ex-con father has been murdered, she finds her past surging back in a double-bout of grief. </p><p> There is an estate to settle and a funeral to attend, so Maria travels to her father's rural home in coastal Alabama and starts asking questions about his murder. But the tight-lipped locals don't take kindly to inquisitive outsiders, and she has to tangle with corrupt small-town officials, bigoted cops, and home-grown criminal conspiracies to get answers. In the process, she uncovers shocking revelations about her father's life--and her own. </p><p> Gripping, tightly plotted, and action-packed, <i>A Past Without Pictures</i> is a twisty noir narrative that condenses its sprawling scope into a forcefully fast-paced novella.</p>

• A Past Without Pictures, (Hardcover)
• Author: Jonathan Ames
• ISBN: 9781613168059
• Format: Hardcover
• Publication Date: 2026-09-01
• Page Count: 192