The Truth Consumes Him: Why Jonathan Smyth Can’t Let It Go
- haleyn4
- 2 days ago
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Some detectives chase justice.Jonathan Smyth can’t stop chasing the truth—even when it’s buried in silence, soaked in pain, or guarded by generations of fear.
In The Case of the Screaming Tunnel, Frank F. Fiore introduces a sleuth not driven by glory or revenge—but by the unshakable need to understand.
And that need?It costs him more than anyone realizes.
He Doesn’t Investigate for Others—He Investigates Because He Has To
Smyth doesn’t solve cases to impress anyone.He does it because something inside him won’t let the story rest.He needs to:
Know why it happened
Know who allowed it
Know what it meant
Fiore writes him as a man haunted not by ghosts—but by unanswered questions.
Even when the case is technically “solved,” Smyth is still turning over the final detail, still asking one more question, still following a thread no one else thought mattered.
The Screaming Tunnel Isn’t Just a Crime Scene—It’s a Symbol
The legend is easy. It keeps people safe.The truth? It forces people to face things they buried decades ago.
That’s the kind of challenge Smyth can’t resist.
Frank F. Fiore places him in a setting where everyone wants the story to stay simple, but Smyth can’t stop pulling at it until the layers unravel—and the town is exposed.
Obsession vs. Justice
Smyth doesn’t believe justice always restores order.He’s too smart for that.
He knows sometimes, justice just reveals the mess. And he keeps going anyway.
Frank F. Fiore writes him as a man who doesn’t want to fix the world—he just wants to make it honest, one case at a time.
Even if it costs him peace.Even if it leaves him alone.
Conclusion: The Truth Doesn’t Set Him Free—It Just Won’t Let Him Go
Jonathan Smyth is driven by something deeper than duty.He’s driven by the fear of what happens if no one keeps looking.
Frank F. Fiore’s Cowboy Sleuth is more than a mystery series—it’s a portrait of what it means to live with relentless clarity, and what it costs a man to never stop searching.
📚 Pick up the novel and follow the detective who isn’t just solving crimes—he’s wrestling with truth itself.🔗 Read The Case of the Screaming Tunnel now
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