About this series
LOST: Poodle. Standard. Black. Studded collar. No tags. Goes by the name of Boo.
Sun Tzu may have said, 'Keep your friends close; keep your enemies closer,' but he didn't live in Boston, and he's not Shane Cleary. Shane's latest and most unexpected client, while not quite an enemy, is Southie's most dangerous criminal. Ev
Titles in the series (5)
- Dirty Old Town: A Shane Cleary Mystery
1
Shane Cleary, a PI in a city where the cops want him dead, is tough, honest and broke. When he’s asked to look into a case of blackmail, the money is too good for him to refuse, even though the client is a snake and his wife is the woman who stomped on Shane’s heart years before. When a fellow vet and Boston cop with a secret asks Sh
- Symphony Road: A Shane Cleary Mystery
2
Trouble comes in threes for Shane Cleary, a former police officer and now, a PI. Arson. A Missing Person. A cold case. Two of his clients whom he shouldn't trust, he does, and the third, whom he should, he can't. Shane is up against crooked cops, a notorious slumlord and a mafia boss who want
- Hush Hush: A Shane Cleary Mystery
3
Shane Cleary is living a comfortable life. He has money. He has a girl. But a visit from a friend shakes up his status quo. Chess may be the metaphor, but the case is one that
- Liar's Dice: A Shane Cleary Mystery
4
Boston might be white with snow, but there's nothing but a winter's darkness for Shane Cleary, a former cop, veteran, and reluctant PI. There's an international war within the mafia over drugs, and he has been asked to find the nephew of the local crime boss. When federal agencies descend on the
- The Big Lie: A Shane Cleary Mystery
5
LOST: Poodle. Standard. Black. Studded collar. No tags. Goes by the name of Boo. Sun Tzu may have said, 'Keep your friends close; keep your enemies closer,' but he didn't live in Boston, and he's not Shane Cleary. Shane's latest and most unexpected client, while not quite an enemy, is Southie's most dangerous criminal. Ev
Author
Gabriel Valjan
Gabriel Valjan is the Agatha, Anthony, Derringer, Silver Falchion, and Shamus-nominated author of the Shane Cleary mystery series with Level Best Books. He received the 2021 Macavity Award for Best Short Story. Gabriel is a member of ITW, MWA, and Sisters in Crime. He is a regular contributor to the Criminal Minds blog. He lives in Boston's South End and answers to a tuxedo cat named Munchkin.
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