The Devil You Know
(2026)(The first book in the Clay Finley Mystery series)
A novel by Benjamin Bradley
Two brothers on opposite sides of the law. Sometimes blood is shared. And Sometimes it’s spilled.
In the quiet town of Maynard, North Carolina, Police Chief Clay Finley is used to handling small crimes and familiar faces. But when a local robbery turns personal, that order begins to collapse.
One of the masked suspects is his estranged brother, Tyson.
Before Clay can gather evidence, the case escalates. A wife disappears. A bank is robbed. What first looks like a string of unrelated crimes begins to feel deliberate—and deeply personal.
As Clay digs deeper, he uncovers disturbing links: a hidden weapons cache, a missing photograph, and two murders that might just suggest something far larger is unfolding beneath the surface of Maynard.
Then federal agents arrive.
Suddenly, Clay is no longer just solving a case—he''s questioning everything he thought he knew about his town, his department, and the people closest to him. In such a small town, the secrets run deep. Everyone seems to be hiding something..
With pressure mounting from every side, Clay must navigate loyalty, betrayal, and a town quietly coming apart—while racing to stop a killer who always seems one step ahead.
But the deeper he goes, the clearer the truth becomes: And Clay Finley might not be ready to face the truth when he finds it.
Genre: Mystery
In the quiet town of Maynard, North Carolina, Police Chief Clay Finley is used to handling small crimes and familiar faces. But when a local robbery turns personal, that order begins to collapse.
One of the masked suspects is his estranged brother, Tyson.
Before Clay can gather evidence, the case escalates. A wife disappears. A bank is robbed. What first looks like a string of unrelated crimes begins to feel deliberate—and deeply personal.
As Clay digs deeper, he uncovers disturbing links: a hidden weapons cache, a missing photograph, and two murders that might just suggest something far larger is unfolding beneath the surface of Maynard.
Then federal agents arrive.
Suddenly, Clay is no longer just solving a case—he''s questioning everything he thought he knew about his town, his department, and the people closest to him. In such a small town, the secrets run deep. Everyone seems to be hiding something..
With pressure mounting from every side, Clay must navigate loyalty, betrayal, and a town quietly coming apart—while racing to stop a killer who always seems one step ahead.
But the deeper he goes, the clearer the truth becomes: And Clay Finley might not be ready to face the truth when he finds it.
Genre: Mystery
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