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For the second time in Joe Stryker’s headline-grabbing police career, a partner is brutally slain in the line of duty . . . almost in front of Joe's eyes.
In this sequel to the award-winning Murder on the Tracks, set in 1951 Denver, Joe faces two baffling questions: How did the killer pull off such a brazen murder? And why was Joe’s partner—a cop so by-the-book that fellow officers scornfully nicknamed him “Saint Benedict”—murdered while burglarizing a pawnshop? To protect his dead partner’s reputation—and save his own career—Joe lies to investigators and his wife as he operates in the shadows to find the truth behind the unexplainable. All while dodging a homicide detective hell-bent to pin the crimes on Joe. Before he can answer the baffling questions and track down the brutal killer, Joe once again must risk his career, his marriage . . . and his life. |
"Joe Stryker is a hard-nosed, no-holds-barred street cop
unafraid of poking the proverbial bear."
Author Doug Hawk
unafraid of poking the proverbial bear."
Author Doug Hawk
More classic whodunits by
award-winning author Bruce W. Most
award-winning author Bruce W. Most
On a summer evening in 1949, Denver cop Joe Stryker discovers a mutilated body on the railroad tracks and realizes it may be linked to the death of his partner two years before. This is Joe’s shot at redemption. But as he soon discovers, murder is easy . . . redemption is hard.
~ “What a great read! . . . Bruce Most has served up a clever, engrossing mystery with twists and turns you never see coming but are thrilled when they arrive.” ~New York Times best-seller Margaret Coel “Stryker and his sidekick, rookie cop Moroni Perdue, are likable characters that you find yourself rooting for straightaway.” ~ Historical Novels Review |
Nicknamed Angel of the Outlaws, Ruby Dark is Denver’s brash, tough bail bondswoman. When a wealthy radio-station owner charged with murder skips on her $2 million bond, she goes after him. When a second murder occurs, Ruby’s hunt turns personal. And it’s never smart to make things personal for Ruby Dark.
~ “While the mystery is first rate, what I especially enjoyed is its main character, Ruby Dark, a flamboyant, tough, free spirit who takes no guff from anyone and who is smart enough to solve a complex web of crime.” ~ Suzanne Proulx, author of Bad Blood and Bad Medicine |
It began as a routine skip. But Ruby’s hunt for “Bullet Joe” Brown turns out anything but routine when Ruby learns that a murder victim connected to the case officially died 20 years ago in the Vietnam War. Before she learns the truth, the killer strikes again and again to bury a secret the government—and even Ruby herself—want buried forever.
~ "This is the second installment of Ruby Dark, and this series just keeps getting better.” ~ Chris Goff, author of Dark Waters and Red Sky |
Escaping a troubled past, former Baltimore detective Nick DeNunzio hires on as a stock detective in Wyoming to stop a string of cattle thefts. Chasing modern-day rustlers ought to be a lark for Nick. But when the thefts turn violent and people begin turning up dead, Nick discovers it’s not only cows being led to slaughter.
~ “It'll grab you like a roll of barbed wire.” ~ A reader “Delivers everything you expect from a first-rate mystery . . . Nick DeNunzio is one of the savviest sleuths to come down the mystery trail in a while.” ~ Margaret Coel, New York Times bestseller |