Pete Stone, Private Investigator

Book I of the Pete Stone, Private Investigator Series When Mrs. Lucille Hamilton walks through his door searching for her missing husband, Stone is skeptical but willing to take her case. Some men don't want to be found. But the husband's body turns up, and his death is ruled a suicide. Stone is the only one who listens to her pleas and agrees to search for answers. Corporate espionage, deep betrayal - nobody can stand between Pete Stone and the truth. A 2016 Kansas Notable Book.

A young woman is stabbed to death in Wichita. Within hours, police nab a suspect and put him behind bars. The case is open and shut, until a university professor calls on Pete Stone, private investigator, to prove that the suspect is innocent. He hires Stone to find the real killer. Stone harbors doubts about the professor and his motives; the professor is keeping secrets of his own. Another murder, too similar to the first killing, leaves puzzling clues that point to the professor. Is he a serial killer, a mere pawn in a cruel game, or the next victim? Stone must find answers before another innocent person is slain.