A grisly murder shatters the tranquility of a small Montana town.Arriving early one morning to open for business, the baker's wife walks into a bloody scene, a body, and a missing husband. Later that afternoon, a beloved town patriarch and sapphire dealer is found hanging from the balcony in his historic mansion. On first observation, it looks like suicide. An autopsy points to murder. Further investigation reveals the victim's inventory of valuable sapphires is mi...

"Cults, government conspiracies, and UFOs," said Peter. "We've had some interesting cases, but this is one for the books."Warm spring days take a chilling turn when local rancher, Seth Geary, discovers the mutilated body of his ranch hand alongside the carcasses of several slaughtered cows. Notably missing from the scene is his younger brother, Andrew.As theories swirl and a group of UFO chasers descend upon the town, the investigation takes a dark turn. Sh...

Young women have gone missing and unmissed, until the wrong one disappears.The tranquility of tiny Anderson Montana is once again shattered when pampered Stacey Nichols disappears after a quarrel with her boyfriend.Clues are few and flimsy, but newly hired deputy, Birdie Bradshaw, has more than a professional interest in the case. Digging through old records, she uncovers evidence of similar disappearances going back decades.While a battered Stacey ...

One murdered, one missing, and an entire town full of suspects.Scrappers find the body of a much-despised junk man, covered in grass clippings and a rogue kiddie pool, at the local dump. In the process of the murder investigation, Sheriff Peter Elliott discovers the residents of Stone County, Montana are hiding a shameful secret.An antique serving fork points the way to a world of greed and betrayal. Nothing is off the table, including the murder of Peter a...

In the shadow of murder, secrets come to light.Holiday festivities in tiny Anderson, Montana take an unexpected turn when a welfare check becomes a murder investigation. Stone County deputy Tom Edwards discovers the frozen corpses of a local couple bound to chairs at their home in the Moonlight Mountains. The couple's son and daughter-in-law soon go missing, the only clue a puddle of blood. A tragic bus accident and embezzled church funds add suspects and complicat...

A grisly murder shatters the tranquility of a small Montana town.Arriving early one morning to open for business, the baker’s wife walks into a bloody scene, a body, and a missing husband. Later that afternoon, a beloved town patriarch and sapphire dealer is found hanging from the balcony in his historic mansion. On first observation, it looks like suicide. An autopsy points to murder. Further investigation reveals the victim’s inventory of valuable sapphires is missing. Are the tw...

Young women have gone missing and unmissed, until the wrong one disappears.The tranquility of tiny Anderson Montana is once again shattered when pampered Stacey Nichols disappears after a quarrel with her boyfriend.Clues are few and flimsy, but newly hired deputy, Birdie Bradshaw, has more than a professional interest in the case. Digging through old records, she uncovers evidence of similar disappearances going back decades.While a battered Stacey plots ways to esc...

In the shadow of murder, secrets come to light.Holiday festivities in tiny Anderson, Montana take an unexpected turn when a welfare check becomes a murder investigation. Stone County deputy Tom Edwards discovers the frozen corpses of a local couple bound to chairs at their home in the Moonlight Mountains. The couple’s son and daughter-in-law soon go missing, the only clue a puddle of blood. A tragic bus accident and embezzled church funds add suspects and complicate motives.

One murdered, one missing, and an entire town full of suspects.Scrappers find the body of a much-despised junk man, covered in grass clippings and a rogue kiddie pool, at the local dump. In the process of the murder investigation, Sheriff Peter Elliott discovers the residents of Stone County, Montana are hiding a shameful secret.An antique serving fork points the way to a world of greed and betrayal. Nothing is off the table, including the murder of Peter and his deputies a...

“Cults, government conspiracies, and UFOs,” said Peter. “We’ve had some interesting cases, but this is one for the books.”Warm spring days take a chilling turn when local rancher, Seth Geary, discovers the mutilated body of his ranch hand alongside the carcasses of several slaughtered cows. Notably missing from the scene is his younger brother, Andrew.As theories swirl and a group of UFO chasers descend upon the town, the investigation takes a dark turn. Sheriff Peter Ellio...

A high-flying, high-octane thrill ride, Deep Fury is the long awaited seventh installment of the bestselling Cordell Logan Mysteries from author David Freed.A naked man drops from the night sky and crashes through the roof of a mobile home, nearly killing the elderly couple inside. The victim is soon identified as Pete Hostetler, a well-respected executive at a California-based toy manufacturing company. But detectives are baffled, and there are no leads. ...

**Instant USA Today bestseller!The acclaimed author of the Anthony, Agatha, Macavity, and Lefty Award-nominated Devil’s Chew Toy delights with the first in a new historical mystery series set in turn-of-the-20th-century Chicago, as America is entering its Progressive Era and Harriet Morrow, a bike-riding, trousers-wearing lesbian, has just begun her new job as the first female detective at the Windy City's Prescott Agency...**Chicago, 1898. Rough-around-th...