Five years ago, a car crushed the legs of Detective Sergeant Jake Mathews, confining him to a wheelchair. Following intensive rehabilitation, Jake is ready to resume his detective duties in whatever capacity that he is able.Considering his disability, the Lincoln Police Department assigns the detective to investigate cold case files.With the assistance of an unlikely trio, Jake scours long forgotten cases for investigative flaws and searches for clues to the crime's perpetrat...

For readers who enjoy John Harvey and Louise Penny crime novels, Don Stoddard releases another detective mystery titled Vengeance for the Dead.Detective Sergeant George "Hal" Hallen of the Brentwood City Police Department is charged with the tedious duty of reviewing unsolved murder cases. Prompted by a beautiful widow, Hal assembles a small task force to focus on the murder of Joe Daniels. With few clues from the previous investigation, the detective fears corruption in his departm...

Justin Cooper isn't the typical Sheriff's applicant in the small West Virginia town of Slate Creek. Five years ago, Cooper resigned from the FBI after losing his arm and gaining a gruesome facial scar in the line of duty. Still, Cooper's experience and intense drive lands him the appointment.The new Sheriff soon learns of the twenty-year old unsolved Hopkins murders. Incensed with the shoddy police investigation reports, Cooper vows to bring the murderer to justice. Uncovering new ...

After recovering from a gunshot wound which forced his retirement from the elite Crime Prevention Unit, Detective Justin Wade wasn't looking for work. However, when approached by Bill Martin with a lucrative bodyguard position, he reconsiders. A ruthless gang of murderers have forced Bill's daughter and granddaughter into hiding inside an antebellum farmhouse.Wade devises and executes a plan to capture gang members. To fulfill the assignment, the detective must confront the beautif...

While hiking a deserted highway late one night, Captain Jake Black, ex-army officer, witnesses a car pull to the side of the road and dump a large wrapped bundle. The car sped away and Jake moved in to investigate. Hearing sounds from the bundle, Jake's first thought was that someone had dumped an injured dog. He carefully removes the wrapping to find a badly beaten woman. Despite pouring rain, Jake carries her to an isolated cabin.Enlisting the help of an old army buddy, Sergeant D...

Two nearly identical photos of a suicide scene yield a single anomaly; one that investigator Sam Hunter believes will disprove a case for suicide.The body of a wealthy businessman's son is found at the bottom of a ravine at the affluent Haldane Academy. Sam Hunter, an investigator for the prestigious Blackwell International Security Services, is tasked to investigate the death despite a preliminary investigation by the Academy's Security Force ruling the death a suicide. Something ...

Before the Civil War winds to an end, Lieutenant David Wharram rides west to begin a new life and eventually reaches Laramie, Wyoming. With saloons and brothels as the town's thriving businesses, the setting is ripe for a soldier looking to get lost after the war.Wharram is hired as a deputy town Marshall and finds companionship in a pair of ex-Union soldiers from Indiana who fought at Gettysburg. Early on in the story he displays his superb marksmanship and fighting abilities. His...