Stories of justice, vengeance and redemption
B.D. Lawrence writes private detective and crime fiction mysteries with strong heroes who serve justice.
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The last time Jake worked with Jeopardy, she tried to kill him.
Final Jeopardy
Jake Sledge thought he’d seen it all as a detective for River City PD, but nothing prepared him for Jeopardy Dupree. She’s hired him to prove her brother Barker didn’t murder the woman he loved, but Jeopardy has a dangerous alter ego who once tried to kill Jake. As the evidence mounts against Barker and Jake himself becomes a target, he uncovers dark secrets in the Dupree family that someone will kill to protect. With his partner Bobo Johnson watching his back and his girlfriend Allison in danger, Jake races against time to find the real killer before the case costs him everything.
Most Popular Short Stories
Partners in Crime
The new client of Sledge Hammer Detective Agency is being sued by a drunk that hit his car. That is until the drunk is murdered. With the client’s handgun. Sledge and Bobo muck through River City in an attempt to exonerate their client of murder.
Nothing but the Best
Cisco the cat finds a dead body in the school he lives in. Along with the help from the school janitor, the provider of Cisco’s tuna, he investigates the death.
Double Jeopardy
In walks Jeopardy DuPree. She wants Jake Sledge to stop her sister, Connie (short for Concentration) from killing her dad. Jake takes the case and runs into double trouble.
Sitting on a Park Bench
Private Detective Phillip Angelo, finder of lost people, is broadsided with a strong feeling of evil as he watches a man on a park bench who is watching little children.
Recent Reviews / Articles
Book Review of Relentless by Ed Gorman
This is a western, thus it must have justice. Though for this one, it’s tainted and not complete. There’s a little redemption sprinkled in for one of the minor characters. One could argue there’s an undercurrent of vengeance. I find that westerns are similar to crime fiction, only set in a different time. The mood is similar to private detective fiction. This book is about a murder and there is a mystery, one that is not revealed until nearly the end. An ending I did not see coming…
Book Review of The Book of Answers by Darrow Woods
This not quite a cozy mystery features justice, a form of vengeance, and at least the beginnings of redemption for one of the minor characters. It has some mystery to it and some suspense. The setting and protagonist make it seem like a cozy, but it’s a little raw for a true cozy. It’s labeled as a thriller on Amazon, but I would not call it a thriller. It’s an interesting read and the start of a potentially good series…
Book Review of Water Grave by Mitchell S. Karnes
Justice, the beginnings of redemption, and vengeance play heavily in this police procedural set in Nashville, TN. It’s book one of the Abbey Rhodes Mystery series. Yes, that’s her name. Though as the reader learns, she changed her name to that to get back at her dad, an ardent Beatles fan…
Book Review of The Last Exchange by Charles Martin
This excellent book, another by Charles Martin, definitely features redemption. There is poetic justice as well as egotistically motivated revenge. While not crime fiction, there are crimes. This story hits many important topics…
