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Code Black: A Murder Mystery
See what makes Code Black one of the best murder mysteries of 2023.
A Vice detective is murdered while on-duty with his partner just feet away.
His partner goes code black, a law enforcement term for going blank during an extremely stressful situation. Did she see the killer's face? Did the killer see hers?
Months later, after being medically and psychologically cleared to return to duty, she is ambushed and killed during what appears to be a routine traffic stop.
Are the two murders connected? Is there a serial killer targeting cops?
In the fifth book of the Riley Scott detective mystery series, Scott must try to connect the dots that take him into the world of drug dealing, and inter-office love affairs, as yet another officer is murdered in a similar ambush, and Scott himself is almost killed.
A Vice detective is murdered while on-duty with his partner just feet away.
His partner goes code black, a law enforcement term for going blank during an extremely stressful situation. Did she see the killer's face? Did the killer see hers?
Months later, after being medically and psychologically cleared to return to duty, she is ambushed and killed during what appears to be a routine traffic stop.
Are the two murders connected? Is there a serial killer targeting cops?
In the fifth book of the Riley Scott detective mystery series, Scott must try to connect the dots that take him into the world of drug dealing, and inter-office love affairs, as yet another officer is murdered in a similar ambush, and Scott himself is almost killed.
381 pages, Kindle Edition
Published June 22, 2023
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About the author
Royce Wilson
11 books9 followersJuly 2022 I gave 2 presentations at Sleuthfest 2022 (a conference for mystery writers and their fans). My presentations were on forensic matters for mystery writers.
I have 40 years in law enforcement forensics and teaching Death Investigations and Criminal Forensics at the university level.
I write stories that are compelling, captivating, and entertaining page-turners. My stories are rich in authenticity, with true to life dialogue and descriptions of crime scenes, along with insight into how murders are really investigated, all with the reader's enjoyment in mind.
I want to take the reader on a trip that is filled with tension and twists, culminating in something unexpected.
Visit my website for more information on me and to see my books.
https://www.roycewilsonmysteries.com/
I have 40 years in law enforcement forensics and teaching Death Investigations and Criminal Forensics at the university level.
I write stories that are compelling, captivating, and entertaining page-turners. My stories are rich in authenticity, with true to life dialogue and descriptions of crime scenes, along with insight into how murders are really investigated, all with the reader's enjoyment in mind.
I want to take the reader on a trip that is filled with tension and twists, culminating in something unexpected.
Visit my website for more information on me and to see my books.
https://www.roycewilsonmysteries.com/
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February 28, 2025
Unexpected ending
Another excellent police procedural murder mystery! Wilson gives you all the same information Riley Scott has, but you (at least I) don't match it up until the end. Looking forward to the next one!
Another excellent police procedural murder mystery! Wilson gives you all the same information Riley Scott has, but you (at least I) don't match it up until the end. Looking forward to the next one!
August 12, 2023
Sandra review
Thank god Riley got the person who killed two cops. I wouldn't never figure out that it was another cop that killed them
Thank god Riley got the person who killed two cops. I wouldn't never figure out that it was another cop that killed them
August 14, 2025
Sure didn't know what "code black" meant but it is when you kind of zone out instead of watching a love one be tortured or killed.
December 29, 2025
Great book, met the author at a local event and decided to check out his books - did not disappoint.
August 12, 2024
Wow! I’ll be thinking about the ending of this book for a while. Royce Wilson never disappoints!
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