The Evil Men Do, John McMahon
The Evil Men Do, John McMahon
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The Evil Men Do

Author: John McMahon

Narrator: Jon Lindstrom

Unabridged: 9 hr 30 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Penguin Audio

Published: 03/03/2020


Synopsis

One of the New York Times Book Review's Top Ten Best Crime Novels of 2020

"[McMahon] tells his story with flair."--New York Times Book Review

The author of The Good Detective delivers a gripping and atmospheric new novel in which a cop takes on a harrowing case and confronts old personal demons.

What if the one good thing you did in your life doomed you to die?

A hard-nosed real estate baron is dead, and detectives P.T. Marsh and Remy Morgan learn there's a long list of suspects. Mason Falls, Georgia, may be a small town, but Ennis Fultz had filled it with professional rivals, angry neighbors, and a wronged ex-wife. And when Marsh realizes that this potential murder might be the least of his troubles, he begins to see what happens when ordinary people become capable of evil.

As Marsh and Morgan dig into the case, it becomes clear that Fultz's death was not an isolated case of revenge. It may be part of a dark web of crimes connected to an accident that up-ended Marsh's life a couple years earlier--and that now threatens the life of a young child. Marsh veers dangerously off track as his search for clues becomes personal..and brings him to a place where a man's good deeds turn out to be more dangerous than his worst crimes.

About The Author

John McMahon is the author of The Good Detective. In his role as an ad agency creative director, he has won a Gold Clio for his work on Fiat, and he's written a Superbowl spot for Alfa Romeo. He currently lives in Southern California with his family and two rescue animals.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Javir11 on May 29, 2022

7,5/10 Segunda entrega de esta saga, que en general me ha entretenido bastante, algo similar a lo que pasó con el anterior libro, aunque este segundo me ha gustado un poco menos, de hecho ha estado cerca de quedarse en tres estrellas. Como comenté en su día es más de lo mismo en este tipo de historias......more

Goodreads review by Bam cooks the books on February 03, 2025

In the second book in John McMahon's police procedural series set in Mason Falls, Georgia, Homicide Detectives P.T. Marsh and Remy Morgan are ordered to do a welfare check on a real estate baron who failed to show up for his monthly bridge game. They find the back door forced and the old man dead in......more

Goodreads review by 3 no 7 on March 05, 2020

“The Evil Men Do” opens with the story of a little girl who knows things because she is a good listener and a good observer. Consequently, she easily notices the vehicle that had been following them, a Toyota truck. McMahon switches to a first person narrative by detective P. T. Marsh. March gives re......more


Quotes

"[A] solid story...[McMahon's] writing is evocative and sure-footed."--Seattle Times

“A compelling, character-driven sequel to McMahon’s stunning debut, The Good Detective, this firmly establishes the author as a force in crime fiction.”--Booklist (starred review) 

“McMahon excels in sweating the procedural details of the investigation.”--Kirkus Reviews