South Florida · 2018–2019

BOCA

In Boca Raton, the water keeps what the paper forgets.

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The Channel — BOCA Book I by Dean Harlow
The Sergio Mancini novels

A fresh start on dangerous water.

Sergio Mancini comes to Boca Raton to rebuild his legal career. A seized fishing boat draws him into a world of waterfront businesses, unexplained payments, and documents that tell only part of the story.

Across five Florida noir thrillers, an investigation reaches into his practice, his relationships, and the compromises he has made. Begin with The Channel and follow the series in reading order.

The series · Reading order

Five books. One South Florida reckoning.

The Channel — BOCA Book I by Dean HarlowBOCA · Book I

The Channel

A fishing captain’s seized boat draws attorney Sergio Mancini into a waterfront investigation. Fuel records, cash payments, and carefully worded statements threaten the fresh start he hoped to find in Boca Raton.

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The Wake — BOCA Book II by Dean HarlowBOCA · Book II

The Wake

Someone has copied Sergio’s legal language to conceal a freighter’s suspicious cargo. An eleven-thousand-pound discrepancy leads him through South Florida as a federal investigation closes in on his clients—and his own choices.

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The Device — BOCA Book III by Dean HarlowBOCA · Book III

The Device

A lucrative retainer draws Sergio closer to the interests under investigation. When an explosive device turns menace into violence, he must confront the cost of his clients’ money and the limits of his silence.

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The Source — BOCA Book IV by Dean HarlowBOCA · Book IV

The Source

A private conversation reaches the wrong person. Recovering from an explosion, Sergio searches for the leak among people he trusts, while records in Santos and Panama expose connections he can no longer ignore.

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The Cut — BOCA Book V by Dean HarlowBOCA · Book V

The Cut

Four hundred thousand dollars arrives in Sergio’s trust account as The Florida Bar demands answers about his conduct. An international financial investigation forces him to face what returning the money cannot erase.

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Dean Harlow

American crime fiction.

Stories about money, loyalty, and the paper that connects them. About the author →

BOCA is a work of fiction. Real place names establish the setting; its characters, companies, crimes, and investigations are fictional.