When the Smoke Clears: A Jake Horn Mystery (Jake Horn Mysteries Book 3)

January, 1979. Jake Horn didn’t start the fire—but now he’s standing in the flames.

A snowstorm hits Boston the night a mysterious woman calls Jake’s office asking for help. She never shows. Hours later, police find a body in the snow two blocks away. When the woman finally surfaces, she’s got a story: her wealthy car dealership owner husband died in a hot air balloon accident ten months ago.

The New Hampshire cops ruled it accidental and moved on. His family wants Jake to leave it alone. But the man’s widow is convinced it was murder. And Jake’s seen enough “accidents” to know when something doesn’t add up.

The deeper he digs, the more dangerous it gets. Mob enforcers warn him to back off. A former Boston cop has too much invested in keeping the case closed. And when bodies start piling up, Jake realizes he’s not just investigating a murder—he might be next.

In a case where the truth keeps shifting and everyone has something to hide, Jake will have to risk everything to find the killer before the smoke clears.