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buy Random Victim at Amazon The case wasn’t just cold -- it was ice-cold. But the murder of Miriam Walker had a pretty high profile in the middle of a tough re-election campaign, so the Cook County sheriff assembled a task force to get results... and put Sergeant Frank Leal on it. Leal is still getting over the death of his partner and some wounds of his own, both emotional and physical, so working as part of a team might be tough.

It doesn’t help that a lot of people don’t really want the case solved…including Miriam Walker’s husband and the men he hired to take care of Miriam for him. Leal isn’t even sure he can trust the rest of the team, but he’s got a job to do, and he’s not going to quit until he finishes it…no matter who gets in his way.

Leisure ISBN-10: 084395986X ISBN-13: 978-0843959864 April 2008




Upcoming Signings:
  • I Love a Mystery Bookstore in Kansas City April 19th
  • Barnes & Noble in Orland Park, Il on April 26th
  • Julie Hyzy and I will be at Printer’s Row on June 7th and 8th
  • St. Louis, MO library on June 4th with Julie
  • Once Upon a Crime in Minneapolis, MN on June 21st with Julie


Read a Ron Shade short story (PDF) --
Dress Blues



The Chicago Wolf Pack --- Mike McNamara, Mike Black, Andrew Vachss, and Zak Mucha



Lovey Award winners Michael A. Black and Julie A. Hyzy



Mike with his punching bag, left, and at Joseph Beth Booksellers, right

 

With author David Case







My beloved dog Shelby



On the radar gun



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