Wilson Norton is dead.
But his murder is only the beginning.
Tony Lindsay’s One Dead Activist: A David Price Mystery takes readers into a world where searching for answers can make someone dangerous—and can put the person asking the questions directly in danger.
David Price wants to know the truth.
The problem is that truth rarely exists by itself.
It is surrounded by people.
Motives.
Relationships.
Secrets.
And sometimes powerful individuals who have very good reasons for wanting certain information to remain buried.
That is one of the things that makes mystery fiction so compelling.
Readers aren’t simply watching the protagonist investigate.
We begin investigating too.
We notice conversations.
We question motives.
We decide who seems trustworthy.
Then the author gives us another piece of information and suddenly our theory changes.
In One Dead Activist, the world surrounding David includes activists, law enforcement, reporters, bankers, crime bosses, complicated relationships, and people with something to hide.
That’s a lot of secrets for one man to navigate.
And every answer can create another question.
Mystery readers know that the most interesting question isn’t always “Who did it?”
Sometimes it is:
Why?
Who benefits?
Who knew?
Who is lying?
And what else happened that hasn’t been revealed yet?
David’s search for truth places him in a dangerous position because information has power.
If someone has committed a crime, protected a secret, or built their life around a lie, the person threatening to expose that truth can quickly become a problem.
That changes the investigation.
David isn’t simply trying to solve something anymore.
He has to survive long enough to discover the answer.
For readers who enjoy crime fiction with layers of relationships, corruption, danger, and hidden motives, One Dead Activist offers a mystery worth adding to the October reading list.
And there is something particularly satisfying about curling up with a mystery during fall.
The evenings get darker.
The atmosphere changes.
And suddenly a story filled with secrets feels exactly right.
Just remember:
Everybody has a secret.
The real question is which secret is worth killing to protect.
Read Tony Lindsay’s One Dead Activist: A David Price Mystery.
