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Discover the new Penguin Crime and Espionage seriesFor the unlikely crime-busting duo Leo and Serendipity, a missing dog is only the start of their troubles...Leo Bloodworth, 'the Bloodhound', is a world-weary L.A. gumshoe with a reputation for finding anything - and a low tolerance of precocious teenagers. Serendipity Dahlquist is a precocious teenager. When the headstrong, roller-skating fourteen-year-old asks Bloodworth to help track down her lost dog Groucho, it leads this oddest of odd couples into the dark criminal underworld of the Mexican mafia, and into more trouble than they'd bargained for.

When the naked body of a beautiful TV presenter is found dumped in downtown L.A. a young black male is soon taken into custody. But as District Attorney Nikki Hill uncovers the secrets surrounding the victim, she is forced to review the situation - and to try and make her way out of it alive.

Written by legal legend Christopher Darden, who gained nationwide fame as one of the prosecuting attorneys during the O.J. Simpson trial, L.A. Justice is a hard-driving thriller, crafted with an insider's understanding that real justice is always dirty. Randy Bingham wakes in the dark, with his head throbbing, his memory blank, and a body on the floor. It s Sherri Dietz, his fiancee, and she was killed with Randy s gun. A spacey romantic with a mile-long streak of Catholic guilt, Randy Bingham is about to become chief suspect in the trial of the century, and he doesn t remember a thing. The case falls in the lap of Virgil Sykes, a hard-nosed police detective, who works with high-flying District Attorney Nikki Hill to learn what really happened in that darkened, bloody room. With the help of Sherri s son, a ten-year-old computer whiz who was hiding upstairs when his mother was murdered, Virgil and Nikki stumble onto a wide-ranging conspiracy that threatens to undermine the very foundations of the LAPD.

Discover the new Penguin Crime and Espionage seriesFor the unlikely crime-busting duo Leo and Serendipity, a missing dog is only the start of their troubles...Leo Bloodworth, 'the Bloodhound', is a world-weary L.A. gumshoe with a reputation for finding anything - and a low tolerance of precocious teenagers. Serendipity Dahlquist is a precocious teenager. When the headstrong, roller-skating fourteen-year-old asks Bloodworth to help track down her lost dog Groucho, it leads this oddest of odd couples into the dark criminal underworld of the Mexican mafia, and into more trouble than they'd bargained for.

Perfect for fans of Jack Reacher and Joe Pickett, Rockets Red Glare is a fast-paced thriller that introduces Sage Mendiluze, a police deputy determined to find and stop a series of relentless and brutal murders.After two wilderness guides are gunned down at a remote campsite in a nearby national forest, its determined that the fatal shots came from Wyomings Wind River Indian Reservation. Tribal Police Deputy Sage Mendiluze is called in to hike the rugged backcountry and investigate. Sussing out the snipers perch, he and his Australian shepherd, Peak, just escape becoming two more casualties when an IED is tripped. The site tells Sage there are two perps. The explosion confirms they are devious and extremely dangerous.Soon, more visitors to national parks across America have been murdered. After his display of stellar investigative and tracking skills, Sagea "e;with Peak at his sidea "e;is recruited by Special Agent Maggie Comstock to join the task force tracking the perpetrators. Every level of governmenta "e;even the president himselfa "e;insists this reign of terror must end by the Fourth of July, just days away.Clock ticking toward mayhem, Sage and Maggie are determined to stand in its way. But the mysterious murderers are just as resolutea "e;and they intend to celebrate the holiday with a bang.

Perfect for fans of Jack Reacher and Joe Pickett, Rockets' Red Glare is a fast-paced thriller that introduces Sage Mendiluze, a police deputy determined to find and stop a series of relentless and brutal murders.After two wilderness guides are gunned down at a remote campsite in a nearby national forest, it's determined that the fatal shots came from Wyoming's Wind River Indian Reservation. Tribal Police Deputy Sage Mendiluze is called in to hike the rugged backcountry and investigate. Sussing out the sniper's perch, he and his Australian shepherd, Peak, just escape becoming two more casualties when an IED is tripped. The site tells Sage there are two perps. The explosion confirms they are devious and extremely dangerous.Soon, more visitors to national parks across America have been murdered. After his display of stellar investigative and tracking skills, Sage-with Peak at his side-is recruited by Special Agent Maggie Comstock to join the task force tracking the perpetrators. Every level of government-even the president himself-insists this reign of terror must end by the Fourth of July, just days away.Clock ticking toward mayhem, Sage and Maggie are determined to stand in its way. But the mysterious murderers are just as resolute-and they intend to celebrate the holiday with a bang.