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New Release · 2026

The Legacy
Child

A Thriller

“An immersive, wild, and intense ride!”
— R. Scott GemmillCreator of HBO Max series The Pitt

The Story

About the Book

On a quiet morning in 2001, a four-year-old girl stands outside a Long Island church wrapped in her father's FDNY uniform, as his flag-draped coffin is carried past her.

A photograph taken that day would define a generation. The press would christen her The Legacy Child.

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Step Into the Story

Get your copy of The Legacy Child today and discover the thriller readers are raving about.

James Hanlon, author

The Author

About James Hanlon

James Hanlon, a decorated, retired FDNY firefighter and 9/11 survivor, moved through fire and smoke to document the day that changed the world.

An award-winning television director, cinematographer, and executive producer, Hanlon has earned multiple Emmy Awards, the George Foster Peabody Award, and the Edward R. Murrow Award for his eyewitness storytelling of the September 11th attacks.

He has directed hundreds of hours of television, including NCIS: Los Angeles, Animal Kingdom, Chicago Fire, and Station 19, and is best known for his landmark CBS documentary series 9/11, narrated by Robert De Niro.

The New York Times called his work “history in the making.”

The Legacy Child is his first novel.