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D. Patrick Dillon
Author of the Falcon Hollow Mystery Series
Father's Day: A Duke Mantz Novel
A Falcon Hollow Mystery
Overview
Between 2022 and 2024, the town of Falcon Hollow recorded a series of deaths that were investigated as separate and unrelated incidents. Each case was handled individually and, over time, became inactive as no clear connections were identified.
Subsequent developments prompted a broader review of these incidents, placing the period among the most significant in Falcon Hollow’s recent history.
Context
The events documented in Father’s Day were reviewed by the Falcon Hollow Police Department through its Major Case Unit, with oversight from departmental leadership and supporting forensic consultation.
While individual incidents were initially addressed independently, subsequent assessment brought renewed attention to earlier findings and investigative assumptions, reflecting a coordinated effort informed by experience, institutional process, and professional judgment.
The Record
Father’s Day examines a series of deaths in Falcon Hollow that, for years, appeared isolated and unconnected. Investigations were conducted, conclusions were reached, and life in the town continued with little reason to question the outcomes.
What changed was not a single discovery, but the recognition of a pattern that reframed everything that came before it. This account follows that realization—tracing how ordinary conclusions, made in good faith, obscured a larger truth unfolding quietly in plain sight.