Pacific Homicide: A Mystery (A Pacific Homicide, 1) - Softcover

Smiley, Patricia

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0738750212 ISBN 13: 9780738750217

Publisher: Midnight Ink, 2016

Synopsis

Most cops spend their entire careers without firing a weapon in the line of duty. LAPD Homicide Detective Davie Richards is an outlier, a cop who killed a suspect to save another officer's life.

While she waits for the police commission to rule on the shooting, she's called out to probe the gruesome homicide of Anya Nosova, a nineteen-year-old Russian beauty whose body is found in the Los Angeles sewer system. With her own case in limbo, Davie knows that any mistakes in the investigation could end her career. As she hunts for the murderer, somebody begins to hunt her...and it's no longer just her job that's on the line.

Praise:

"Smiley kicks off a hard-boiled series with a bang in this fast-paced novel that sweeps readers along quickly."―Library Journal

"An excellent book about the emotions that drive some of the best policemen and women to go after their own justice, no matter the cost."―Suspense Magazine

"Terrific! The classic cop story goes contemporary in this suspenseful, riveting thriller. Instantly cinematic and completely authentic―LAPD's tough and savvy Davie Richards will capture your heart. It's a page-turner from moment one."―Hank Phillippi Ryan, Agatha, Anthony and Mary Higgins Clark Award-winning author

"Pacific Homicide combines an insider's knowledge of the LAPD with a clear-eyed, no-nonsense heroine and an entertaining dry wit. Davie Richards is easy to fall in love with and her story is full of surprising twists."―Matt Witten, writer and producer for Pretty Little Liars, House, Medium, Law & Order, and Homicide

"Patricia Smiley, at the top of her form in this multi-layered thriller...writes with the authenticity of Joseph Wambaugh."―Paul Levine, bestselling author of Bum Rap

About this title

About the Author:

Patricia Smiley is a bestselling mystery author whose short fiction has appeared in Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine and Two of the Deadliest, an anthology edited by Elizabeth George. Patricia has taught writing classes at various conferences throughout the US and Canada, and she served on the board of directors of the Southern California Chapter of Mystery Writers of America and as president of Sisters in Crime/Los Angeles. Visit her online at www.PatriciaSmiley.com.

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About this edition

• Publisher: Midnight Ink
• Publication date: 2016
• ISBN 10: 0738750212
• ISBN 13: 9780738750217
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 312