J R Lonsway: 5 books

A gripping story of a human trafficking detective's attempts to find his kidnapped daughter in Mexico. J.R. Lonsway writes with authenticity about what goes on during an investigation and in an interrogation room, and has an ear for dialogue. This is a fast read that will keep you turning the pages to see what happens next.

An unapologetic, and often politically incorrect, memoir of policing. The author worked Patrol, Narcotics, Criminal Investigations, and Professional Standards (Internal Affairs) during his 22-year career. From the calls that cops respond to, to the people they deal with, and their thought processes...

When a prominent attorney is found stabbed to death, Detective Bela Garcia discovers that the victim had numerous extramarital affairs over the years, and any number of women, single and married, including his spouse, could be a suspect. Hampering Bela's investigative effort is her boss and ex-husband,...

In this third book of the Bela Garcia Detective Novels, a City Manager claims that cocaine found in his car was planted, and Bela and her partner John Bosch are put on the case. In a twisting tale of corrupt cops, an unethical Mayor, an unscrupulous police Lieutenant who happens to be Bela's ex-husband,...

Someone is murdering illegal immigrants in the southwest desert city of Las Palmas, New Mexico, and as the body count mounts, Detective Bela Garcia is tasked with the responsibility of finding the killers. In this second book of the Bela Garcia Detective Novels, the young LPPD investigator works against...