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Missing Persons
Series: Buddy Steel Thrillers
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Reluctantly agreeing to succeed his ailing sheriff father, former LAPD homicide detective Buddy Steel investigates the disappearance of a renowned television minister's wife, only to become embroiled in a case involving con artists, gangs and corruption.
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Missing Persons is the first book in the new Buddy Steel mystery series by New York Times bestselling author, Michael Brandman. Even in a town called Freedom, justice has its price...
LAPD homicide detective Buddy Steel finds himself detoured from his own life when his ailing father, Sheriff Burton Steel, calls him home to Freedom to take over as deputy. Though relations between father and son have always been strained, Buddy reluctantly agrees to the arrangement.
When he begins investigating the possible disappearance of a famous local televangelist's wife, he is met with outright antagonism. While the highly-secured husband insists that his wife is simply visiting a relative, the housekeeper who reported her missing fears she may have been murdered. No one, from family members to ministry security and staff to the prosecutor's office, seems inclined to help Buddy in his investigation. In fact, many go out of their way to stop him.
But the more he pokes and prods, the more he realises that the Bible-thumping family and their television empire may be an elaborate cover for a less-than-holy enterprise. This is far more than a typical missing person case. But how far up does the corruption reach—and will Buddy pay the ultimate price for refusing to look the other way?
Missing Persons is an emotionally propulsive thriller perfect for fans of Robert B. Parker, Sue Grafton, and Michael Connelly. There are dark secrets buried in this small town, and a missing person threatens to unearth them all—with deadly consequences.
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Missing Persons
Missing Persons is the first book in the new Buddy Steel mystery series by New York Times bestselling author, Michael Brandman. Even in a town called Freedom, justice has its price... LAPD homicide detective Buddy Steel finds himself detoured from his own life when his ailing father, Sheriff Burton Steel, calls him home to Freedom to take over as deputy....PaperbackSold Out
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Missing Persons by Michael Brandman is appreciated by fans of procedural crime fiction for its engaging plot and character development. Buddy Steel, the protagonist, is described as a complex and irreverent lawman offering a mix of thrilling moments and unexpected twists. The narrative involves gripping elements such as assassination attempts and criminal dealings, contributing to a rich and entertaining debut in the crime and thriller genre.
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ISBN: 9781464210747
Publisher: Sourcebooks, Inc
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 07 August 2018
Country: United States
Imprint: Poisoned Pen Press
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Width: 140.0mm
Height: 216.0mm
Weight: 250g
Pages: 272
About the Author
Michael Brandman is an acclaimed motion picture and television producer, screenwriter. His novels, Killing the Blues, Fool Me Twice, and Damned If You Do, based on characters created by the late Robert B. Parker, are all New York Times bestsellers. He and Tom Selleck continue to write and produce the highly successful series of Jesse Stone movies for CBS and Hallmark.
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New York Times bestselling author Michael Brandman's fifth in series finds Sheriff Buddy Steel engaged in a deadly game of cat and mouse to set a trap for a killer. Buddy Steel's maverick behaviour as a police officer has won his commander's respect and a promotion to LAPD homicide detective. Almost immediately, he is asked to join a task force...Paperback$3800Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks -
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