{"id":548424,"date":"2026-04-24T01:44:12","date_gmt":"2026-04-24T01:44:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.harrisburgnewsnow.com\/news\/story\/548424\/new-crime-thriller-chasing-evil-explores-the-haunting-cost-of-justice-across-generations.html"},"modified":"2026-04-24T01:44:12","modified_gmt":"2026-04-24T01:44:12","slug":"new-crime-thriller-chasing-evil-explores-the-haunting-cost-of-justice-across-generations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.honolulunewsnow.com\/news\/story\/548424\/new-crime-thriller-chasing-evil-explores-the-haunting-cost-of-justice-across-generations.html","title":{"rendered":"New Crime Thriller Chasing Evil Explores the Haunting Cost of Justice Across Generations"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Franklin, IN – <\/strong>In Chasing Evil, author William C. Oakes crafts a gripping, multilayered, decades-spanning crime novel weaved together with tragedy, vengeance, and the relentless pursuit of truth. The back history is of small-town Indiana… Oakes gives readers a story that is both haunting and deeply sentimental, with the grit of police work and the emotional depth of a family drama.<\/p>\n

The novel begins in 1995. In Noblesville, Indiana, a terrible home invasion shatters the lives of two families. Conrad Cavanaugh, a local contractor, becomes the unlikely survivor of a violent encounter that sends ripples far beyond his normally quiet community. Years later, his son Conor Cavanaugh, now a decorated Indiana State Police captain and Afghanistan war hero, is called to head a new Cold Case Task Force. What starts as a political ploy by the governor quickly becomes very personal when Conor discovers one of the unsolved cases on his desk involves the crime that forever changed his family.<\/p>\n

With taut action and strong, authentic dialogue, Oakes pulls readers into a web of corruption, hidden motives, and the long shadows cast by evil left unpunished. As Conor juggles duty, politics, and the ghosts of his past, Chasing Evil becomes more than a mystery; it’s a rich journey of loyalty, loss, and redemption.<\/p>\n

Why This Book?<\/strong><\/p>\n

In a nutshell, Oakes wrote Chasing Evil to explore how the impact of a single violent act ripples out across generations to shape lives long after the crime itself is committed. He wanted to look beyond the investigation to the cost of justice: on families, on faith, and on those who carry the scars of what they’ve seen.<\/p>\n

Why Is It the Best Pick To Add In The ‘To Be Read’:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Chasing Evil is suspenseful yet emotive; a true, character-driven thriller that will leave readers spellbound. It has the realism of crime fiction and the heart of a family drama-mixing authenticity with moral and deep emotional complexities, perfect for fans of Michael Connelly, John Sandford, or C.J. Box. Oakes weaves authentic detail, moral complexity, and deep emotion into a story that will linger in readers’ minds long after the final page.<\/p>\n

About the Author<\/strong><\/p>\n

William C. Oakes is a former journalist and lifelong Hoosier whose background in public affairs and local politics informs his storytelling. Chasing Evil is his first novel and the first in a planned series following Detective Conor Cavanaugh and the Indiana State Police Cold Case Task Force.<\/p>\n

Chasing Evil<\/em> is available now in print and digital formats.<\/p>\n

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