Eleanor Taylor Bland
Author
Series
Marti MacAlister mysteries volume 9
Pub. Date
2001.
Description
"Eleanor Taylor Bland's popular African-American heroine, homicide detective Marti MacAlister, and her partner, Matthew Jessenovik, are assigned a most unusual case - all that's left of the unfortunate murder victim is an arm. Their investigation into this murder and dismemberment leads them into the exclusive and secretive history of the artistic community in Lincoln Prairie, Illinois." "Meanwhile, Marti's troubled best friend, Sharon, is slowly...
Author
Series
Marti MacAlister mysteries volume 8
Pub. Date
[2000]
Description
"Life is finally going smoothly for Lincoln Prairie, Illinois, police detective Marti MacAlister. She's happily married to Ben, and they and their children are at last coming together as a family. But when an arsonist starts targeting vacant houses and detonating bombs in their sleepy Chicago suburb, Marti's personal life is put aside as she and her partner, Matthew "Vik" Jessenovik, investigate this string of troublesome events." "Early on, as Marti...
3) Keep still
Author
Series
Marti MacAlister mysteries volume 5
Pub. Date
1996
Description
"When an old woman dies after falling down her basement stairs, the coroner proves she was pushed, and suspicion centers on her two grown sons. A few days later, another woman is found dead in a motel pool. Although her death doesn't have the marks of a random murder, Marti and her partner, Jessenovik, have little to work with: the woman, a former teacher, left few possessions and no family behind."--BOOK JACKET. "Through careful digging and help...
Author
Series
Marti MacAlister mysteries volume 6
Pub. Date
[1998]
Description
Police detective Marti MacAlister, a recently widowed mother, investigates the death of a young Chicago woman found along the rocky shores of Lake Michigan; what Marti doesn't know is that while she's working hard to stop one killer, another from the past has her family in his sights.