Bad News Travels: A Thriller

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Abstract

This novel follows retired police detective and former SEAL, Jon Lancaster, and his girlfriend, FBI Special Agent, Beth Daniels, as they attend her father's funeral in St. Augustine. But it quickly becomes clear Beth will not just need emotional support in the wake of the beloved surgeon's sudden suicide. Lancaster begins suspecting something is amiss when two Russian khuligans also attend the funeral. The two are quickly caught up in a mystery spanning the whole state of Florida, trying to find the truth behind the father Beth thought she loved, but might not have really known, as it seems he may have lived two different, parallel lives.

Local locations visited or mentioned include, but are not limited to Memorial Presbyterian Church, Bar None Saloon, the Castillo de San Marcos, the Villa Zorayda Museum, the Casa Monica Hotel, the Flagler Hospital & the VA Hospital, the Old Jail, and the Matanzas River.

Creator

James Swain

Title

Bad News Travels: A Thriller

Alternative Title

Lancaster & Daniels Series, Book 3

Contributor

Shasti O'Leary Soudant, cover designer

Publisher

Seattle: Thomas & Mercer

Date

2020

Format

Paperback book

Language

English

Audience

Adults

Subject

Mystery or Thriller

Coverage

Contemporary, Adult

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Bibliographic Citation

Swain, James. Bad News Travels: A Thriller. Seattle: Thomas & Mercer, 2020.

Citation

James Swain, “Bad News Travels: A Thriller,” St. Augustine Fiction, accessed June 22, 2025, https://staugustinefiction.omeka.net/items/show/230.

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