James C. Cornwallis: Coins Don't Curse Men Do (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9798241522832)

A murder. A ransom. A coin soaked in history.

When a coin collector is killed execution-style in his own home, the police see a robbery gone wrong. Private investigator James Cornwallis sees something colder-and more deliberate. The victim's prized possession, a legendary artifact called The Blood Dollar, is missing. Hours later, the family receives a message: deliver the coin, or another body will follow.

As James digs deeper, he uncovers a pattern of ritual violence stretching back years-crimes fueled not by curses, but by belief. By people willing to justify brutality if it gives them permission.

The deeper James goes, the more dangerous the truth becomes. Street-level gangs circle. False deliveries erupt into bloodshed. And James realizes the most unsettling discovery isn't about the killers-it's about himself. He's calmer in the chaos than he is in the quiet.

With time collapsing and violence closing in, the line between justice and damage blurs.

A gritty, modern noir where the case ends-but the consequences don't.