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“Chris Quarembo's Killer Deals is the real deal, a beautifully written procedural with prose as precise as the investigation by the gloriously overworked and underpaid Andrea Fabiano. Step by careful step, we follow Fabiano into the heart of a twisted case of murder and arson even as we get ever closer to the demons that drive her doggedness and her outsized humanity. A true treat.”

-William Lashner, author of The Barkeep

Killer Deals

Philadelphia private investigator Andrea Fabiano is no stranger to tough cases that require her to roll up her sleeves and get her hands dirty. However, when she takes on what seems like a routine insurance investigation for her longtime client, insurance executive Nate Warner, she soon finds herself embroiled in a dangerous conspiracy that puts her life on the line.

Despite having just completed an arson investigation course, Andrea is unprepared for what she discovers when she begins rooting around the charred remains of an empty warehouse that was destroyed by fire. Shockingly, she finds the burned remains of a human body, setting off a chain of events that will test her investigative skills and push her to her limits.

As the case takes increasingly mysterious turns, Nate Warner goes missing, leaving Andrea to navigate a web of financial fraud and murder that leads her into sinister and corrupt corners of the city. Along the way, she’ll have to confront dark truths about her own past and deal with strained relationships, including with her foster brother Tom Volpe, who happens to be the police detective assigned to the case.

Despite the challenges she faces, Andrea is determined to get to the bottom of the case and bring those responsible to justice. Along the way, she’ll discover unlikely allies and make surprising connections, all while fighting to stay alive in a dangerous and unpredictable world.