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The Night Detectives: A David Mapstone Mystery by Jon Talton (Hardback, 2013)

The private-detective business starts out badly for former Phoenix Deputy David Mapstone, who has teamed up with his old friend and boss, Sheriff Mike Peralta. Their first client is gunned down just after hiring them. The case: A suspicious death investigation involving a young Arizona woman who fell from a condo tower in San Diego. The police call Grace Hunter s death a suicide, but the client doesn t buy it. He s her brother. Or is he? After his murder, police find multiple driver s licenses and his real identity is a mystery. To complicate things further, an Arizona state senator who was instrumental in Peralta s recent election defeat owns the condo.In San Diego, David finds the woman s boyfriend, who is trying to care for their baby and can t believe Grace would kill herself. He, too, hires the pair to solve Grace s death. But a darker story emerges. Grace was putting herself through college as a high-priced call girl, an escort for rich men who valued her looks and discretion. Before the day is out, the boyfriend is murdered and David barely escapes with his own life. Someone is killing their clients. And may be coming for them. Solving the case will take Mapstone and Peralta into the world of human trafficking, corrupt politics, and the white supremacist movement. Neither the lovely beaches of San Diego r the enchanting desert of Arizona can conceal the brutal danger that lies beneath. They longer have badges but they are still detectives. The night detectives.

Date of Publication
07/05/2013
Country of Publication
United States
Author Biography
Jon Talton is a fourth-generation Arizonan, the author of ten novels, and a former columnist for the Arizona Republic. Talton now lives in Seattle, where he is the economics columnist for the Seattle Times and writes the blog Rogue Columnist.

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