Michael Brandman
Author
Series
Publisher
G. P. Putnam's Sons
Language
English
Description
"The woman on the bed was barely out of her teens. She wasn't exactly beautiful, but she'd tried to make the most of her looks. And now, alone in a seedy beachfront motel, she was dead. Paradise Police Chief Jesse Stone doesn't know her name. Whoever she is, she didn't deserve to die. Jesse starts digging, only to find himself caught in the crosshairs of a bitter turf war between two ruthless pimps. And more blood will spill before it's over"--
Author
Series
A Buddy Steel mystery volume Book 1
Publisher
Poisoned Pen Press, Inc
Pub. Date
2017.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
259 pages ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
Introducing Buddy Steel, LAPD homicide detective whose father, Burton Steel, sheriff in the town of Freedom, a nearby privileged community falls ill with Lou Gehrig's disease. Returning home, Buddy learns that a world-renowed broadcast minister's wife has gone missing. Following leads, Buddy finds a link to complex web of twisted families, con artists, corrupt public officials, violent enforcers, and a femme fatale.
4) One on one
Author
Series
Buddy Steel mystery volume 2
Publisher
Poisoned Pen Press
Pub. Date
2018.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
248 pages ; 23 cm.
Language
English
Description
When legendary sheriff Burton Steel summons his son Buddy home from LAPD Homicide, a reluctant Buddy agrees. Burton is debilitated by ALS, Lou Gehrig's disease. While Buddy is to cover his back, not an assignment he wants, the clincher is it's his last chance to connect with his proud, overbearing parent. What Buddy doesn't expect is to encounter crime in Freedom, a privileged coastal community a hundred miles north of Los Angeles, as vicious and...
5) Wild card
Author
Series
A Buddy Steel mystery volume 3
Publisher
Poisoned Pen Press
Pub. Date
2019.
Physical Desc
236 pages ; 23 cm.
Language
English
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2011
Edition
Widescreen.
Physical Desc
1 DVD (91 mins.) sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
After his involuntary retirement, Jesse Stone investigates the suspicious death of a young friend while the Paradise police force deals with the arrogant new chief, who is the son-in-law of a town councilman.