Roger Stelljes

Roger Stelljes's brand new book is Their Lost Souls.

This is a first read of Stelljes for me. There are a large number of characters in this series, but the author provides lots of history and detail as to who is who and what has taken place in the past. I easily caught up.

Stelljes has created a great lead with Agent Tori Hunter. She's smart and driven - and has a bit of a dark side when it comes to justice. Braddock - her partner in life - is also her work partner. Stelljes gives his characters (including the supporting players) rich personal lives.

His plotting for Their Lost Souls is unique. A young couple are brutally killed outside their cabin. Who could have done such a thing? The pressure is on from a number of higher ups - they need a result now. A single clue at the cabin catches Tori's interest - and takes her to answers she couldn't have imagined.

I liked it all - the characters, the search for the perpetrators, the quick dialogue, the setting and the continuity!… (more)

novella, short, Minneapolis, crime-fiction, thriller, threats, mystery, procedural, local-law-enforcement, local-politics, lawyers, suspense, suspicion****

Life is what happens while you're making other plans. Mac had his life planned out and so did his wife. He'd opt out of the family tradition of law school and go into practice like his wife. Then several family members of the Thin Blue Line were murdered On The Job and he felt the need to make a turn. He loved it, she didn't. Then a lawyer is murdered and it becomes his first case as a Detective. And it all goes sideways. Good read that makes me want to go on with the series.
Johnny Peppers is an uninspired reader.… (more)