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Name: Dutch Shea, Jr
Author: John Gregory Dunne

Criminal lawyer Dutch Shea, Jr. is haunted by the memory of his daughter Cat, who died in a terrorist bombing during a mission. The trauma of that night drives him to re-examine his life and confront the demons of his past. He turns to his old mentor, the brilliant and enigmatic Dr. Christiana Cramer, for help, hoping that their combined knowledge will lead him to find the missing pieces of his daughter's story.

First publish date: 1982

Genre: General Fiction/General Fiction

Authors: John Gregory Dunne

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