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Snowbound secrets, shifter wars, family lies, and epic battles β€” September delivers it all.

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Some promises cost you the one you love.

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The Temple of Kronos wants her dead. The Stoneslayer wants her destroyed. Neither will have her.

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A poisoned cousin, a five-year-old's life, and a family with too many secrets.

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Betrayal runs in her blood. Justice runs in his. Together, they burn it all down.

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"ANOTHER WINNER!"
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Running from her past, she finds a killer, a protector, and her faith.

Proving Ground by Peter Blauner

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Also by Peter Blauner:

Picture in the Sand, March 2024
Trade Paperback / e-Book
Picture in the Sand, January 2023
Hardcover / e-Book
Sunrise Highway, September 2018
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Proving Ground, May 2017
Hardcover / e-Book
Casino Moon, June 2009
Mass Market Paperback
Slipping into Darkness, January 2006
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PROVING GROUND
By: Peter Blauner

Lourdes Robles
Minotaur Books
May 2017
On Sale: May 2, 2017
368 pages
ISBN: 1250117445
EAN: 9781250117441
Kindle: B01M22D72D
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Mystery | Thriller Police Procedural

Nathaniel Dresden never really got along with his father, an infamous civil rights lawyer who defended criminals and spearheaded protest movements. As an act of rebellion, Natty joined the U.S. Army and served in Iraq, coming back with a chest full of commendations and a head full of disturbing memories.

But when his father is found murdered near the peaceful confines of Brooklyn’s Prospect Park, Natty is forced to deal with the troubled legacy of their unresolved relationship. He also has to fend off the growing suspicions of NYPD Detective Lourdes Robles, a brash Latina cop with something to prove, who thinks Natty might bear some responsibility for his father’s death. Though truth be told, the list of peopleβ€”cops and criminalsβ€”who wanted David Dresden out of the way is long. The search for answers leads Natty and Lourdes into an urban labyrinth where they must confront each otherβ€”and the brutal truths that could destroy them both.

Proving Ground, New York Times bestseller and Edgar Award winner Peter Blauner’s first novel in more than a decade, is a sweeping crime novel, an intricate story about the quest for redemption, and a vibrant portrait of contemporary New York City, all told in Blauner’s singular voice.

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