Bury the Past
A Detective Penley Mystery
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- $22.99
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- $22.99
Publisher Description
How do you stop a killer who’s already behind bars?
Sacramento Police Detectives John Penley and Paula Newberry are enlisted to investigate a case involving the trafficking of stolen street drugs. But they quickly find it’s more difficult than they first imagined when the crime is being committed by a group of corrupt cops undermining the system.
That’s not the only wrench thrown at Penley and Newberry, however, as Sherman, the leader of the group, is orchestrating murders against those who testified against him. He turns the lens onto Newberry, who begins to receive blame and as the political pressure mounts, it’s clear someone has to pay for the crimes. And it comes down to Newberry or Sherman.
With a plot full of twisty, hairpin runs and heart-pounding action, Jim L’Etoile’s Bury the Past is a riveting follow-up to the first in the Detective Penley mysteries, At What Cost.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Loyalty, revenge, and politics drive L'Etoile's tight sequel to 2016's At What Cost. When Sacramento, Calif., detectives John Penley and Paula Newberry investigate a murder and a series of street drug thefts, they conclude that the crimes may be committed by a group of corrupt cops whose leader, Charles Sherman, is in prison. Sherman, a former cop who's appealing his conviction on multiple counts of fraud, corruption, and drug possession, appears to be targeting those who testified against him. Sherman has Newberry in his crosshairs, trying to ruin her career and her personal life. But how did Sherman's fingerprints end up at a crime scene when he was locked up at the time? Each respectful of the other's detective's skills, Penley and Newberry work well together while wading through a morass of double-crossing colleagues and shady politicians. L'Etoile, a former associate prison warden, keeps the suspense high while illuminating the culture of criminals and the ties that bind cops.)
