A West Virginia detective investigates a marriage that ended in murder in this mystery by the author of No Good Deed Left Undone. Methodical detective Sam Lagarde knows what it takes to solve a murder. But as for his personal life, he's not certain how he managed to find romance at his age. The big mysteries for him have always been love and women . . . All the evidence in his latest case, the murder of Harold Munson, points to his wife, Charlotte, as the primary suspect. Aside from having the means and motive, she's unbothered by the news of his death. She would much rather focus her...

A suburban housewife's world blows up when her husband is accused of espionage in this thriller by the author of the Sam Lagarde mysteries. In Washington, DC, FBI agent Clay Turnbull's peaceful lunch in the park ends with a storm of agents. The news reports say he is arrested for spying for the Russians, while Turnbull believes it is connected to his investigation of an international drug cartel. Unfortunately, his life is cut short before he can share the truth . . . The assassins who take out Turnbull are a powerful bunch, with a reach that extends all the way to the White House and...

A West Virginia cop must determine who had an axe to grind with a notorious womanizer in this mystery series opener. Retirement is on the horizon for Det. Sam Lagarde of West Virginia's Bureau of Criminal Investigations, and he's looking forward to it. As a cop with a reputation for persistence, he's earned some relaxation. But first, there's the matter of a head . . . Ben Cromwell is discovered, decapitated, in a dumpster behind a Charles Town spa. A known regular at the regional jail, Cromwell was no stranger to trouble. He was also no stranger to the ladies. As Lagarde begins...

A West Virginia cop investigates the murder of a philanthropic philanderer in this mystery by the author of Cromwell's Folly. A detective with West Virginia's Bureau of Criminal Investigations, Sam Lagarde appreciates a good horseback ride now and then to clear his thoughts. He keeps two horses of his own and finds their companionship to be more reliable than any of his previous marriages. And now his knowledge of horses may come in handy on his current case . . . Wealthy Grant Wodehouse is found pinned to his stable with a pitchfork through his chest. Lagarde's certain it was a crime...