She looked like everyone s grandmother: white-haired, plump, bespectacled, and kindly. Only Dorothea Montalvo Puente s eyes, black and hard behind her glasses, hinted at the evil that lurked within. She was the rarest of murderers, a female serial killer probably the most cold-blooded ever recorded in the annals of crime.
This shocking story of the gruesome murder of seven men for profit comes from bestselling author William P. Wood, the Deputy D.A. who had earlier prosecuted Puente for drugging and robbing elderly people. He knew intimately the...
THE TWENTIETH ANNIVERSARY EDITION
She looked like everyone s grandmother: white-haired, plump, bespectacled, and kindly. Only Dorothea Montalvo...
A one-man crime wave is shaking the peaceful city of Santa Maria, California, and no place is safe. Kenny Trask, an unpredictable, high-strung, shockingly violent convict, has just escaped from prison and is intent on putting together enough cash to bankroll a new life for himself, his ex-cellmate, and the female defense attorney he believes they must "rescue."
Only one man is willing to stand in the way: Robby Medavoy, a cop who's been called a hero, whose unorthodox style has fueled the resentment of rival officers and the suspicions of his superiors. With a...
A one-man crime wave is shaking the peaceful city of Santa Maria, California, and no place is safe. Kenny Trask, an unpredictable, high-s...
Hector Molina controls Gangland. From behind prison bars, he rules a ruthless gang of renegades who deal in extortion, drugs, and death. U.S. attorney Claude Massingill is determined to expose Gangland. He's got Molina locked up as a protected witness for a trial that's sure to make headlines-and Molina couldn't ask for a better hideout than the one the government is giving him. Now, Assistant D.A. Mike Swanson needs to penetrate Gangland-and fast. He's got to break through the federal fence, get to Molina, and convict the notorious prison ganglord of murder . . . before someone ends up...
Hector Molina controls Gangland. From behind prison bars, he rules a ruthless gang of renegades who deal in extortion, drugs, and death. U.S. attorney...
Superior Court Judge Timothy Nash thought the brutal murder trial in his court would be like many he'd presided over before. He didn't know it might lead to his own murder. Nash has been tapped as point man in a federal sting operation against the most powerful and dangerous of prey: corrupt judges. Risking his reputation and his life, Nash digs deep into a morass of dirty deals and uncovers a devastating plot of betrayal. The closer he gets to the truth, the more desperate the judges become--until they fight back with all the power at their command. It's all coming to a head as the murder...
Superior Court Judge Timothy Nash thought the brutal murder trial in his court would be like many he'd presided over before. He didn't know it might l...
Small-time operator Bobby Carnes took a shot at a big score, setting up a major drug sale with some high rollers in Marina del Ray. He went in with a few bags of crank-methamphetamine and a .44 and walked out a stone-cold killer: a suitcase full of cash in his hands and four bodies in his wake. Now Carnes is up for trial, and Los Angeles County District Attorney George Keegan has decided to prosecute the case himself, prompted by his own private anguish. It's a move that guarantees him media coverage in a brutal reelection campaign--a strategy that could easily backfire. For Keegan's star...
Small-time operator Bobby Carnes took a shot at a big score, setting up a major drug sale with some high rollers in Marina del Ray. He went in with a ...
As head of California s task force on narcotics and organized crime, Brock Andrews has earned his reputation as a tough, no-nonsense law enforcement agent. With his hardball tactics and skillful handling of informants, his team has successfully brought down some of the country s most violent and powerful criminals. But it s Brock s superior who s about to become his greatest adversary. Her name: Alison Andrews, First Assistant United States Attorney . . . and Brock s wife.
Publicly, Alison and Brock Andrews are a dynamic power couple at the pinnacle of federal law enforcement....
As head of California s task force on narcotics and organized crime, Brock Andrews has earned his reputation as a tough, no-nonsense law enforcemen...
Bestselling author William Wood spins this dark, riveting tale of a beloved Sacramento cop killed in a bizarre accident, and the hunt to track down his killer a fast-paced thriller of murder, deceit, haunting pasts, and one man s dangerous scheme to fight for those he loves.
Officer Tommy Ensor did not see the car that struck him down on a rainy night in California s capital.
Ensor is no ordinary cop. He s a hero, winner of the Medal of Valor, devoted family man and coach, helping at-risk kids. But the driver who struck him down and didn t stop isn t ordinary either. He s Judge...
Bestselling author William Wood spins this dark, riveting tale of a beloved Sacramento cop killed in a bizarre accident, and the hunt to track dow...
As head of California s task force on narcotics and organized crime, Brock Andrews has earned his reputation as a tough, no-nonsense law enforcement agent. With his hardball tactics and skillful handling of informants, his team has successfully brought down some of the country s most violent and powerful criminals. But it s Brock s superior who s about to become his greatest adversary. Her name: Alison Andrews, First Assistant United States Attorney . . . and Brock s wife.
Publicly, Alison and Brock Andrews are a dynamic power couple at the pinnacle of federal law enforcement....
As head of California s task force on narcotics and organized crime, Brock Andrews has earned his reputation as a tough, no-nonsense law enforcemen...
It started as a tragic but simple murder, an old woman killed in the street for her handbag. But as police detectives Terry Nye and Rose Tafoya investigate, they find very little that makes sense, and nothing that leads where they expect. Even stranger, Nye and Tafoya are pretty sure they've been under surveillance ever since they showed up at the crime scene. And when they discover some shocking forensic evidence, they know they're in way over their heads.
Dennis Cooper has been prosecuting homicides in the D.A.'s office for years, but he's never seen a case like this one. The suspect...
It started as a tragic but simple murder, an old woman killed in the street for her handbag. But as police detectives Terry Nye and Rose Tafoya invest...
