Nightshade
A Catalina Novel
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4.1 • 221 Ratings
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- $3.99
Publisher Description
AN INSTANT #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
Introducing Detective Stilwell: a cop relentlessly following his mission in the seemingly idyllic setting of Catalina Island.
Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Detective Stilwell has been “exiled” to a low-key post policing rustic Catalina Island, after department politics drove him off a homicide desk on the mainland. But while following up the usual drunk-and-disorderlies and petty thefts that come with his new territory, Detective Stilwell gets a report of a body found weighed down at the bottom of the harbor—a Jane Doe identifiable at first only by a streak of purple dye in her hair. At the same time, a report of poaching on a protected reserve turns into a case fraught with violence and danger as Stilwell digs into the shady past of an island bigwig.
Crossing all lines of protocol and jurisdiction, Stilwell doggedly works both cases. Though hampered by an old beef with an ex-colleague determined to thwart him at every turn, he is convinced he is the only one who can bring justice to the woman known as “Nightshade.” Soon, his investigation uncovers closely guarded secrets and a dark heart to the serene island that was meant to be his escape from the evils of the big city.
Propulsive and atmospheric, Nightshade launches a brand new character into the Connelly universe, and proves without question that Michael Connelly is “the undisputed master of the modern crime novel” (Real Book Spy).
APPLE BOOKS REVIEW
When a sunken body is found by a diver, an isolated detective takes on the case—and his department—in this multilayered police procedural. A loner by nature, LA County Sheriff’s Detective Stilwell likes the relative peace and isolation of Catalina Island, where he’s been sent as punishment after a botched homicide case on the mainland. But when a woman’s body is found sunken in the harbour, his little island has to deal with a major crime, and Stilwell must prove to his antagonistic former colleagues that he’s the man for the job. Superstar author Michael Connelly always brings heart and wit to his best-selling police procedurals, and this first outing for Stilwell is no exception, introducing a smart, determined, and highly moral protagonist with a case designed to push all his buttons. As Stilwell methodically works his way through the case, Connelly not only gives us the thrilling step-by-step of investigative work but also mines the tensions of a complicated job—and the struggle to prove oneself in a hostile environment.
Customer Reviews
Great new lead character
Characters are both interesting and likeable. Hard book to out Down
Disappo
This book fell off the cliff when the protagonist kept doing exactly what he’d been told not to do. This reader is sick of good authors who get lazy.