Someone Had to Lie

A James Butler Mystery: Book 2

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Genres

Crime Mystery, Murder Mystery, Suspense Thriller, Legal Thriller, Based on a True Story, True Crime, and Novels

Trigger Warnings

Death, Profanity, and Violence

Type of Ending

Series

A James Butler Mystery — Book 2

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Reading prior books is recommended, but not required

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Mar 11, 2025

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312 pages

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Someone Had to Lie

A James Butler Mystery: Book 2

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Blurb

Some cases never let you go.

Reeling from the sudden death of a close friend, James Butler and Erica Walsh are pulled back into the shadow world of Mexican cartels and the CIA. Seeking to avenge the murder of their friend with only his haphazard notes to guide them, they puzzle through the possible connections searching for anything concrete. As they investigate his murder, and his notes, they find unsettling links between drug trafficking, American gangs, the CIA, and the opioid epidemic.

Determined to find the truth hidden among cases they thought were long closed, Butler and Walsh call on friends and colleagues to help them survive the crosshairs that got their friend killed. With the threat spreading across more of their contacts, they must uncover the truth before they are buried in lies.

The James Butler mysteries from Jack Luellen seamlessly weave fact with fiction, introducing nonfiction material in the midst of fast-paced murder mysteries.

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Genres

Crime Mystery, Murder Mystery, Suspense Thriller, Legal Thriller, Based on a True Story, True Crime, and Novels

Trigger Warnings

Death, Profanity, and Violence

Type of Ending

Series

A James Butler Mystery — Book 2

Series Read Order

Reading prior books is recommended, but not required

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Publication Date

Mar 11, 2025

Page Length

312 pages

Available Formats

ePub and PDF

Author

Jack Luellen is a Denver, Colorado, attorney with more than 30 years of experience. In practice, Jack has tried cases to courts and juries, and has written hundreds of briefs, motions, and memoranda, to state and federal courts, including federal courts of appeal and the United States Supreme Court.

In 1990, Jack first started working on cases related to the 1985 kidnapping and murder of DEA Agent Enrique Camarena and has investigated the case in the years since that time. Jack's investigations have taken him to foreign countries and included interviews with witnesses both notorious and infamous. This work has been the background to Jack's upcoming novel Someone Had to Die.

Jack is the proud parent of an amazing daughter and is a weekend warrior on the tennis courts.

Publisher

Torchflame Books