The Demolished Man – Alfred Bester
For the first time in centuries, someone has committed premeditated murder—almost unthinkable in an age of telepathy. Psychic detective Lincoln Powell will risk it all to meet out justice.
Tag Archives: police procedural
Rouse the Demon – Carolyn Weston
When a famed hypnotist is found bludgeoned to death in his home, detectives Krug and Kellogg set out to solve what may be their strangest case yet.
Broken Monsters – Lauren Beukes
A monster is stalking the crumbling streets of Detroit—a perverse artist who kills a teenager and replaces his lower legs with those of a fawn…
Susannah Screaming – Carolyn Weston
When Paul Rees witnessess a hit-and-run that’s a clear homicide, he becomes the prime suspect of detectives Krug and Kellogg in this twisty-turny procedural.
Poor Poor Ophelia – Carolyn Weston
A woman’s body is pulled out of Santa Monica bay with only one clue to her identity: a lawyer’s business card in a waterproof case, wrapped around her neck like a necklace.
The Shooting Gallery – Hugh C. Rae
A rainy night, a car skidding into the drive of a hospital, the son of a local politician dead of a heroin overdose. This triggers an intense police search for the pusher.
The Bone Collector – Jeffery Deaver
A diabolical killer draws quadriplegic and former criminologist Lincoln Rhyme back into the field of forensics, engaging a battle of minds with the lives of kidnapped victims hanging in the balance.
Case of the Deadly Kiss – Milton K. Ozaki
He bruised their mouths with a brutal kiss and then he strangled them… slowly. Every one of them was young and lovely, every one of them a cop’s wife or sweetheart.
Killer’s Wedge – Ed McBain
The 87th Precinct squadroom is held hostage by a dead con’s suicidal wife, armed with a .38 and a bottle of nitro. Her target—Steve Carella!
Case of the Cop’s Wife – Milton K. Ozaki
Pregnant policeman’s wife is nabbed along with the loot following a massive department-store heist; she’s now a hostage, as her husband fights against time to find her.
Cop Hater – Ed McBain
Someone is knocking off cops in the 87th Precinct, and if there’s one thing the detectives won’t stand for, it’s murder of their own—with the investigators wearing a target on their backs.
