James L’Etoile. Crooked Lane, $25.99 (304p) ISBN 978-1-62953-995-9
At the start of L’Etoile’s nail-biting debut starring Det. John Penley of the Sacramento, Calif., PD, a unique gang tattoo identifies a headless and limbless torso as belonging to gang member Daniel Cardozo. Two members of different gangs were...
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James L’Etoile. Crooked Lane, $26.99 (320p) ISBN 978-1-68331-442-4
Loyalty, revenge, and politics drive L’Etoile’s tight sequel to 2016’s At What Cost. When Sacramento, Calif., detectives John Penley and Paula Newberry investigate a murder and a series of street drug thefts, they conclude that the crimes may be...
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James L’Etoile. Oceanview, $27.99 (336p) ISBN 978-1-60809-587-2
L’Etoile (the Detective Penley mysteries) introduces another memorable lead in this impressive series launch. Sacramento, Calif., police detective Emily Hunter is struggling to care for her septuagenarian mother, who has early-onset Alzheimer’s,...
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James L’Etoile. Oceanview, $19.99 trade paper (392p) ISBN 978-1-60809-649-7
L’Etoile’s third procedural featuring Sacramento, Calif., police detective Emily Hunter (after River of Lies) is the series’ best yet. At the outset, Emily’s romantic relationship with her colleague Brian Conner is on the rocks after she declines to
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