A Well-Known Secret

PI Terry Orr returns in this " complex, haunting story" of conspiracy and murder in post-9/11 New York from the acclaimed author of Closing Time ( Publishers Weekly).   Still coping with the death his wife and infant son—and still obsessed with finding the madman who killed them—Terry Orr has kept busy raising his young daughter and working as a private investigator known for solving some of New York City's most baffling cases.   Now, at the behest of his housekeeper, Terry is searching for one Sonia Salgado, recently released from prison after serving thirty years for murdering a diamond dealer. Unfortunately, when he finds the woman, she's been murdered herself. Now Terry is determined to discover why. But someone else is determined to stop him no matter what . . .   In a mystery hailed as "a winner on all fronts," Jim Fusilli pulls readers into the dark streets of a city dealing with the tragedy of September 11, and the mind of a man determined to find justice amid the chaos ( Booklist, starred review). A Well-Known Secret is the 2nd book in the Terry Orr Mysteries, but you may enjoy reading the series in any order.