LAST SEEN

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In August, San Francisco is a cold beauty…and the perfect place for a killer targeting young women visiting the Bay Area.

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LAST FERRY HOME

“No one writes about the heart of darkness like Kent Harrington”

-Michael Connelly

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THE RAT MACHINE

“Harrington writes like his brain is on fire, spinning a tale of global espionage and conspiracy.”

-Booklist

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PRAISE FOR LAST FERRY HOME

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Booklist (Starred Review)

“A powerful, well-wrought psychological thriller.”
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Kirkus Reviews

“Strong, hard-edged stuff by a writer in complete control of the narrative. Respected noir veteran Harrington returns with a tough and thoughtful novel about grief and its consequences.”
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Publishers Weekly (Starred Review)

“A haunting tale of loss…San Francisco native Harrington uses his trademark narrative jumps to heighten the suspense in this long-awaited return to his dark hometown turf.”
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Library Journal

“Delivers quite a punch. The alternating time lines keep readers on their toes and do a stellar job of creating a sense of impending doom.”

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Booklist on LAST SEEN

From his superb noir Día de los Muertos (1997) through the first O’Higgins novel, Last Ferry Home (2018), Harrington has excelled at portraying damaged souls in a damaged world. He’s back at it this time and working at the top of his game. Click here to read the...

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The Origins of THE RAT MACHINE

The origins of THE RAT MACHINE— a novel of mine being reissued by Polis Books concerning the CIA and the Italian Mafia— was born one rainy afternoon while I was reading THE RISE AND FALL OF THE THIRD REICH by William Shirer—a famous history of that Horror Time, a time...

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San Francisco Chronicle on LAST FERRY HOME

Harrington’s “Last Ferry Home” is a sober police procedural with a surfeit of details that fans of the genre will savor. Were two children picked up at a neighbor’s home at 5:15 or 5:45? Why is a dagger, allegedly the murder weapon, smaller than the depth of the...

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