When the sheriff of Pine County, Colorado, mysteriously vanishes. Colorado Bureau of Investigation Agent Buck Taylor and his team are sent to investigate. What they find in this idyllic mountain community located along the Continental Divide Trail will lead them to one of their most bizarre investigations yet. An investigation that revolves around designer drugs, Viking rituals, and multiple brutal murders. Complicating their work is the appearance of a Russian hitman, a ghost who is completely unknown to American law enforcement. It is up to Buck and his team to figure out how these crimes are connected and stop the perpetrators before more people die.
A HORRENDOUS CRIME RIPPED FROM THE HEADLINES. Colorado Bureau of Investigation Agent Buck Taylor and his team are called in to assist with the investigation of a mass shooting at a drag club. Dealing with a massive crime scene and hundreds of dead and injured entertainers and audience members, they are faced with the reality that the shooter has escaped and that a leading ultra-right-wing congressman is among the dead. The investigation leads Buck and his team in many directions with questions that must be answered. Who is the killer? Why was a congressman who was trying to ban drag clubs among the victims? And what role did a conservative podcaster play in promoting the violence that occurred at the club? It will be a long, complicated investigation with many twists and turns, and they will need all their skills to find the killer.
The peaceful grandeur of the Grand Mesa in Colorado is shattered by the discovery of 11 bodies buried under 11 roadside crosses along a lonely mountain road. The Roadside Cross Killer has struck again, and not even the FBI knew he was active. A killer without a conscience who knows no bounds and kills indiscriminately because he enjoys it. Now it’s up to Colorado Bureau of Investigation Agent Buck Taylor and his team to investigate his decades-long trail of murder,, and stop him before he finds victim number 12. Can the Roadside Cross Killer be stopped?
WAS IT TERRORISM? Colorado Bureau of Investigation Agent Buck Taylor and his team are called to the idyllic South Park valley in Park County, Colorado to investigate the death of a state brand inspector who was discovered surrounded by dozens of dead cattle. The death of the brand inspector is clearly murder, but there is no apparent cause of death for the cattle. Complicating their investigation is a local family that has been running a criminal enterprise and intimidating the residents of Park County for years. Now, faced with more scrutiny, the family must wrap up several crimes they are involved with including baby farming and human trafficking, but could they also be involved in terrorism? The federal government has determined that the cows were killed by one of the deadliest toxins known to man. It’s up to Buck and his team to determine how all these crimes are related and stop those responsible before more people die.
Colorado Bureau of Investigation agent Buck Taylor and his team have been involved in some strange cases, but their two most recent cases might be their most unusual, yet. While Buck’s team searches for a missing Native American woman, Buck must cut through the clutter of conspiracy theories galore to investigate the mysterious deaths of several hikers. Human skeletons, dermestid beetles, hidden bunkers and sonic weapons lead the team to two different conclusions. One crime may prove to be the perfect crime and the other reveals a Cold War secret that will send chills up and down your spine.
In what "The New York Times" calls "a striking, ambitious first novel" Hooper brilliantly portrays a young woman reluctant to conform to the world of adults. Kate Byrne is having an affair with the father of her most gifted fourth grader, whose disturbing drawings may foretell her future.
This novel by Russ Williams presents an apocalyptic view of a small town turned upside-down by a natural disaster. Action and human drama come together to force members of this shaken community to live or die while facing horrific challenges, natural and supernatural. There’s a doctor, a lawyer, a priest, a saloon keeper, a sheriff, a mayor, lovers, young and old, as well as the rich and the poor. All must band together to survive. Here is a preview: The president's voice crackled over the battery-powered radio: "My fellow Americans, I regret bearing such terrible news, but most of our nation is buried beneath snow left by this monumental blizzard. I have declared a state of emergency and martial law, and moved the Congress and executive branch to a provisional government center in Jacksonville, Florida. Much of the rest of our country is covered with fifty or more feet of snow. "I have ordered the U.S. armed services to begin digging out our large cities, but I ask those of you in outlying areas to take heart and have courage. We will try to rescue you as soon as we can and return local and national services to normal, whenever possible. Until then, I ask you, please remain calm and conserve your resources. Help is on the way. I repeat, help is on the way." "But what about us?" the girl screamed. "We're trapped here in the middle of nowhere. How long will it take them to reach us this far up in the mountains? Weeks? Months? Are we all going to die?" A small band of people gathered around the radio and tried to give her comfort, but they had no answers. All they could do was wait—and hope. So begins their time of terror in The Night Hunter—a mysterious tale of adventure and romance in an isolated village haunted by the unknown. To survive, these people have to struggle against the winter forces of nature gone wild. Yet, the ones who live must fight the ultimate battle, against their own weaknesses and desires, as they come face to face with ... The Night Hunter.
Its 1928, and the presidential election between Herbert Hoover and Al Smith is on everybodys mindeveryone but Police Chief James Buckner of Corinth, Missouri. A young womans corpse has been discovered buried in the cellar wall of a boarding house in the nearby mining village of Taylor. Knowing hes one of the best detectives they have, Corinths officials allow Chief Buckner to investigate. Buckner learns the woman was strangled and then immersed in acid before being buried. Worse, she was pregnant. His investigation takes him to Arkansas and Tennessee, where he realizes he may be on the trail of a serial killerone who specializes in murdering young prostitutes. But as Buckner closes in on the killer, he knows that coming up with enough evidence for a conviction may be difficult, if not downright impossible. Tragically, no one seems to care about the dead women except Buckner. One thing is for sure: the murderer will kill again. But in this hardboiled world of nasty politics, questionable morals, and ruthless ambition, stopping his prey might exact a price that Buckner isnt willing to pay. From Missouri backwoods to seedy brothels, Rest Her Soul reveals the dark underbelly of America in the 1920s.
Edgar Award Finalist: The true story of a serial killer who terrorized a midwestern town in the era of free love—by the coauthor of The French Connection. In 1967, during the time of peace, free love, and hitchhiking, nineteen-year-old Mary Terese Fleszar was last seen alive walking home to her apartment in Ypsilanti, Michigan. One month later, her naked body—stabbed over thirty times and missing both feet and a forearm—was discovered, partially buried, on an abandoned farm. A year later, the body of twenty-year-old Joan Schell was found, similarly violated. Southeastern Michigan was terrorized by something it had never experienced before: a serial killer. Over the next two years, five more bodies were uncovered around Ann Arbor and Ypsilanti, Michigan. All the victims were tortured and mutilated. All were female students. After multiple failed investigations, a chance sighting finally led to a suspect. On the surface, John Norman Collins was an all-American boy—a fraternity member studying elementary education at Eastern Michigan University. But Collins wasn’t all that he seemed. His female friends described him as aggressive and short tempered. And in August 1970, Collins, the “Ypsilanti Ripper,” was arrested, found guilty, and sentenced to life in prison without chance of parole. Written by the coauthor of The French Connection, The Michigan Murders delivers a harrowing depiction of the savage murders that tormented a small midwestern town.
