Author Melissa M. Garcia writes finely conceived scenes, and tales that move briskly, never allowing readers a moment of disbelief in the fiction. Her memorable writing and storytelling have her fans quickly picking up another one of her fantastic and thrilling novels the moment the book ends. Enjoy!
Stranger: A Death Valley Mystery
Melissa M. Garcia
(14 Reviews)
Genre: Mystery | Teen & Young Adult | Women’s Fiction
There is a dead body in room 110 of the Death Valley Motel, and the evidence points to murder. Managers Ric and Alex Delgado are siblings with police work in their blood; they chose this small Death Valley town specifically because it appeared to be a quiet place where Alex could heal from the violent traumas of her past. Now a killer has struck too close to Alex, opening old wounds and threatening the calmness and routine of her new life. The situation gets more complicated when Detective Will Stellar trains his observant eye on the Delgados and ascertains they have something to hide. Murder seems to follow Alex Delgado, and Detective Stellar is certain that she is a dangerous woman. Racing against time and against each other, the Delgados and Detective Stellar risk their lives to uncover the truth, which is ever more complicated and dangerous than any of them could have ever imagined.
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Next of Kin (Death Valley Mystery Book 2)
Melissa M. Garcia
(2 Reviews)
Genre: Teen & Young Adult | Mystery
As Homicide Detective Will Stellar comes to grips with his brother’s recent incarceration, he’s called out to the murder of a childhood friend. His investigation leads him to uncover secrets that could take down the Lake City Police Department and force him to walk a tightrope of politics and civic responsibility. Troubled by the stall tactics that has allowed criminals to live in the quiet desert city, a vigilante, dubbed the Coyote decides to take matters into his own hands. He leaves the mutilated bodies of two violent criminals as a present to the city. As the city cheers on their new hero, the Coyote focuses on Detective Stellar’s inability to close his case. Pushed against two opposing forces, Detective Stellar finds an unlikely ally in motel owner and convicted murderer, Alex Delgado. Stellar is determined to stop the Coyote, even if it means breaking the rules. But dangling an irresistible target in front of the Coyote could put more at stake than just Stellar’s badge.
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Falling Angels (Luc Actar Book 1)
Melissa M. Garcia
(6 Reviews)
Genre: Teen & Young Adult | Mystery | Crime Fiction
After a panicked call from his best friend, Mattie Hardwin, Luc Actar must return to Los Angeles and the life he fled three years earlier. Mattie’s husband, a prestigious lawyer named Spencer Hardwin, has mysteriously disappeared. Desperate for assistance and despite his better judgment, Luc enlists the help of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department in his search to find Spencer. But he soon learns that the detectives have their own reasons for locating Spencer – the lawyer has become the prime suspect in a drug dealer?s brutal murder. As he hunts for the man he thought he knew, Luc’s history with Mattie haunts his dreams and drives him to the depths of the misery he once escaped. Back on the streets of Los Angeles, Luc employs old friends and encounters childhood rivals to take on the sheriff’s department, while a slew of lawyers impede his every move to save those closest to him from an unknown killer.
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Chasing Demons (Luc Actar Book 2)
Melissa M Garcia
(8 Reviews)
Genre: Mystery | Crime Fiction
Journalist and ex-car thief, Luc Actar has finally decided to settle down. He’s traded in his life of crime for the honest life he’s always wanted. He’s moved in with his recently-divorced girlfriend, Mattie Hardwin in her large Malibu home overlooking the Pacific Ocean. He’s back at work at the Crime Reporter investigating stories of corruption and abuse by the political and legal authorities of Los Angeles County. When detectives arrive to inform Luc of the death of his father, Luc is hesitant to get involved. But once he discovers a powerful leader in the mental health industry is pulling the strings in his father’s investigation, Luc is determined to tear him down. As he chases the demons of his past, Luc unknowingly steps right into the crosshairs of a killer determined to keep his own life from falling apart. This is the second novel in the Luc Actar Series
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