Police Procedural category: 10739 books

Perfect for fans of James Lee Burke’s Dave Robicheaux A scrap of cloth fluttering in the wind leads Hilo police Chief Detective Koa Kane to the tortured remains of an unfortunate soul left to burn in the path of an advancing lava flow. For Koa, it’s the second gruesome homicide of the day,...

Trying to save an endangered species doesn’t normally target one for extinction. But homicide detective Hannah Sampson has her doubts when Elyse—her close friend and neighbor—dies from a fiery boat explosion. The local police believe she committed suicide. But Hannah knows that Elyse—a staunch...

Professor Israel Wren is a birdwatcher of the highest order. After protecting an egg-filled nest from predatory Myna Birds, he's able to recognize - among a chorus of multi-species bird chatter - the mating call of a lilac-breasted roller, a species that hails from Africa, not Australia. So when his...

Kate was raised in isolation by an aging doctor on a small farm outside of Long Tree, Ontario. When the doctor doesn’t return home from his rounds as expected, Kate is forced to follow the contingency plans that Doc laid out for her. Only, heading out into the world on her own is harder than she...

Mangrove Bayou is a small gulfcoast Florida town located someplace south of Naples and east of the Moon and in the midst of the Ten Thousand Islands / Everglades National Park region. The town council of Mangrove Bayou hires Troy Adam, on probation, as their new police chief, mainly because there...

The book begins with Mitch Johnson returning to his home, the small town of Morecambe where he tells his lifelong friend, Rupert Watts, that a young woman is going to be murdered. Mitch, who has psychic abilities, thinks that the killing will mirror that of a schoolgirl fifteen years earlier, a crime...

A serial killer roams the streets of the Honeymoon Capital of the world--Niagara Falls. The police are looking for an individual who resembles a haunting and familiar killer from the historical past--Jack the Ripper! The 5 murders bear a haunting resemblance to the White Chapel murders of 1888. They...

The final and explosive conclusion to the Killing me Softly trilogy, which completes the story of serial killer, Tony Clifton and his abhorrent and evil mother, Grace.Allison and Stringer have an even heavier caseload, which varies from a hardworking Asian family being targeted by murderous...

A Little Laughter. A Little Mayhem. A Little MURDER...  For those who like cozy mysteries, humorous mysteries and police procedurals.  When beautiful Barbara Longman is found dead in a meadow, uprooted wild flowers strewn about her and, in her hand, a single marigold, British Detective...

The Reverend Callie Anson should have learned her lesson by now: revisiting the past is seldom a good idea. But she succumbs to peer pressure and attends a reunion at her theological college in Cambridge, where she is forced to confront painful memories – and the presence of her clueless ex, Adam. Margaret...

After twenty years of working his way up the ladder, police officer Sam Wonder has just been promoted to captain in the Dallas Police Force. Sam earned this position, and as one of the departments most beloved officers, he receives hearty congratulations from his coworkersall except for Frenchy. Lieutenant...

It is a clear, warn day in a city where rain is the only sure thing. From the Space Needle’s observation deck, you can see for ten miles. Needle security is stuffing the elevators going down, so that they can keep the maximum number of paying people on the deck. An unexplainable and unbelievable...

On the phone, “Someone just held up the Animal Shelter, shot the Pound attendant, and took our computers and radios. They are gone and I am fine. Send the police and an aid car, hurry.” The 911 Center sends the help and the Commander calls in the homicide detectives. Minutes later, the...

A young woman’s bludgeoned body is found floating in the ocean off Cape Cod. Strikingly attractive with swimsuit model looks, the victim has left behind a string of male admirers, and is suspected of having had ties to a local drug dealer. Because of its lurid details, the crime receives broad media...