The Legacy Child
"An immersive, wild, and intense ride " -R. Scott Gemmill, Creator of HBO Max series The Pitt
"Great book. Great writer. Read this book now " -Gary Lennon, Acclaimed writer, executive producer & showrunner (Power Book IV: Force, Euphoria, Orange Is the New Black)
"The Legacy Child grabbed me from the first page. James Hanlon is a true New Yorker; his years with the FDNY and his service on 9/11 bring a depth of experience that can't be manufactured."-John Joseph, author of The Evolution of a Cro-Magnon and Frontman of the Legendary Cro-Mags
In his explosive debut novel, James Hanlon draws from a lifetime on the front lines to deliver a thriller of rare authenticity and relentless tension - where every second counts and the past is never truly over.
On a quiet morning in 2001, a four-year-old girl stands outside a Long Island church wrapped in her father's FDNY uniform, as his flag-draped coffin is carried past her.
A photograph taken that day would define a generation. The press would christen her THE LEGACY CHILD.
Twenty-five years later, JoJo McCoy has become exactly what that moment demanded: a West Point graduate and a covert military intelligence officer. She is a woman forged in grief, driven into a dangerous underworld shaped by the long shadow of September 11th and obsessed with discovering why her firefighter father was murdered that day.
JoJo is dragged into a war few know exists. At its center lies a shadow deep-state network with a terrifying agenda timed to the twenty-fifth anniversary of September 11th.
As the clock ticks down, the line between history and conspiracy fractures, forcing JoJo to confront a devastating reality: the truth may be more dangerous than the attack itself.
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