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Splits and Transitions

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He wanted out of the game. But Detroit won’t let go that easily. Private Investigator John Phault just wanted a quiet life. But when a powerful Detroit figure is murdered and a mysterious client ...
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  • 07 October 2025
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Murder, deception, and a past that won't stay buried. In the wake of Splashback's traumatic events, Detroit PI John Phault yearns for the simplicity of catching cheating spouses and insurance fraudsters. But life has other plans. His wife files for divorce, a Detroit business icon is assassinated, and a new client is hiding his true intentions. As ghosts from his past resurface with deadly intent, Phault realizes in the Motor City, danger has become just another day at the office. James Tarr takes readers on a pulse-pounding ride through the gritty streets of Detroit, where nothing is as it seems and survival means staying one step ahead of the game. ____________________________________________________________________ What readers said about James Tarr’s Conspiracy Thrillers: ★★★★★ Another winner from James Tarr ★★★★★ I would have read it in one sitting except real life kept getting in the way. ★★★★★ Fast paced. Nothing predictable about the next plot twists. ★★★★★ I'm off to read the next in the series. Tarr has a unique mind and his stories are very entertaining.

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Price: $20.99
Pages: 256
Publisher: Vinci Books Ltd
Imprint: Vinci Books Ltd
Series: James Tarr Conspiracy Thrillers
Publication Date: 07 October 2025
Trim Size: 7.80 X 5.10 in
ISBN: 9781036701109
Format: Paperback
BISACs: FICTION / Mystery & Detective / Private Investigators, Crime and / or mystery fiction, FICTION / Crime, FICTION / Thrillers / Suspense, FICTION / Thrillers / Crime
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We're all a product of our experiences. The more experiences, the harder the road was to get to where you are now, the more you have to draw on when it comes time to write. In James Tarr’s life he's been a police officer, armored car driver, and spent most of 20 years working as a private investigator in and around the artful ruin that is modern Detroit. He's had close family members murdered, invested decades into a marriage that went bad, raised kids that turned out great, got fired from jobs he desperately needed....and through it all he wrote. There were words in his head that he just needed to get onto paper, mostly fiction, but he never thought he could make any money at it. But life has a way of giving you what you need. He now finds himself in the slightly surreal position of writing for a living. Right now non-fiction articles are his bread and butter, and he writes regularly for outdoor magazines. That work put him in contact with Dillard Johnson, whose autobiography Carnivore he co-wrote. Carnivore was published in 2012 by Harper Collins and has done very well. However, there isn't anything in the world that he loves doing more than writing fiction. His first published fiction novel, Failure Drill, came out in 2004, and he has six more novels done, with more on the way. Keep up with him at OfficialJamesTarr dot com.