The Truth
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Nathan Hale thought his days of pulling a trigger were behind him.
Retired from the force, all he wants is a quiet life and time with his sixteen-year-old daughter, Emily.
One evening, on a quiet street, everything changes. Trained instincts take over. One shot. One life taken. One daughter left shaken beside him.
The police call it self-defense. Nathan calls it necessary.
When the man's identity is revealed - a former private investigator with ties to an old case at Emily's school - questions begin to surface.
As Nathan digs deeper, he finds himself pulled into a mystery darker than he imagined. One that threatens to drag him back into the very world he left behind.
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