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(Duncan Cochrane #3

They Tell Me You Are Brutal

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Lies convict, but the truth condemns. When five people die from tainted pain medication, Governor Duncan Cochrane must lead the investigation. Meanwhile, his son's drunken confession leaks to a journalist with an agenda. Can he protect his home city without sacrificing his family or his office? EVOLVED PUBLISHING PRESENTS the third book in the critically-acclaimed series detailing Duncan Cochrane's rise to prominence and the personal cost of his public ambitions. "David Hagerty's novel is the third in a trilogy of crime fiction for the thinking person. Each setting is painted in rich detail to create a vivid scene. Each scene is crucial to telling the story. Characters often have back stories leaving the reader to ponder the complexities of their personae, the most complex persona being that of Duncan Cochrane, his tragic protagonist. Yes, this is a page turner, but there is much to be gleaned from each page." Robert D. Knable The "Duncan Cochrane" Series by David More Great Crime Thrillers from Evolved

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Published December 4, 2017

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David Hagerty

15 books11 followers
Stories about crimes have always resonated with me, whether it was Crime and Punishment or The Quiet American. Maybe it’s because I started my career as a police reporter, or because I worked for a time as a teacher in the county jail.

More than a decade ago, when I decided to finally get serious about writing, I started with short stories based on real misdeeds I’d witnessed. I wrote one about my next door neighbor, who’d been murdered by a friend, another about an ambitious bike racer who decides to take out the competition, and a bunch of others based on characters I met in jail.

Over time these got picked up by various magazines online and in print. More than a dozen now exist, with most of the latest in Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine and Big Pulp.

For my debut novel, They Tell Me You Are Wicked, I drew inspiration from the most infamous event in the history of my hometown: the killing of a political candidate’s daughter (though I made up all the details).

Since then, I have added two more books to the series and have the fourth nearly completed..

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April 21, 2018
"They Tell Me You Are Brutal" is the third in the series of historically-based crime novels. The hero of the series, Governor Duncan Cochrane, is a wonderfully believable character: he wants to do what’s right but is conflicted in his motivations, as are most of us. Running for office, once again, Duncan is confronted by a series of murders accomplished by the poisoning of popular over-the-counter medicines, endangering the public, Duncan’s political career, and his personal life. Based upon real-life events, with believable characters, and a well-conceived plot, the novel comes to life, immersing the reader in a wonderful tale of motives, twists, and turns.
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July 9, 2021
I really enjoyed this book. With every book in the series,Duncan is becoming a more rounded character with his inner turmoil scenes really adding depth and interest.
In this book, the twin storylines of 5 deaths from poisoned pain killing medicines, and Duncan trying to keep his son out if the media in relation to his daughters death run side by side.
Both storylines were well written and moved along at a good pace.
I have really enjoyed this series and am looking forward to book 4.
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April 6, 2023
audible:Very good story of a politician who takes on the polices job of finding how and why tainted medicine killed people. These are very good books.Narration by Tim Harper was very good.I was given this free review copy audiobook at my request and have voluntarily left this review.
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March 26, 2018
Loved this third book in the Duncan Cochrane series. Great plot twists and gripping suspense-I stayed up way too late reading it because I couldn’t put it down!
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