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Old Debts
“Good Lord.” Carter put a hand to his chest. “Are you telling me there’s been a murder? In Stockton?”
“Yes,” the detective said. “You sound surprised.”
“Not at all,” Carter said. “I just didn’t realize it was Thursday already.”
After ten long years as a private detective, Stockton native Jake Carter is finally closing his LA agency. In just a few days he’ll put the missing teens and cheating spouses behind him and join the city's corporate world full of cushy jobs and hefty paychecks. But when his former partner is found dead in a Stockton homeless camp, murdered by a ruthless serial killer who’s targeting the city’s most vulnerable population, Carter will put his dreams on hold and return to his hometown to find the madman responsible before he strikes again.
But solving this case won’t be so easy. Standing in Carter’s way is the police force he once betrayed, a vicious gang out for revenge, and a local government official with an insatiable hunger for expansion. It’s a dangerous task indeed, and his only help will come from a brilliant professor at Delta College whose mysterious past shrouds her true motivations.
Will Carter be able to navigate the lethal streets of his once beloved home? Can he outsmart the West Coast’s most cunning killer? Or will he end up like his old friend, just another corpse tossed out like so much trash? Either way, Jake Carter’s about to discover that old debts never die, someone always comes to collect.
In Old Debts, author Matt Abraham takes you on a thrill ride through his Stockton home, where you’ll encounter daring detectives, brilliant scientists, and vicious killers, so buy your copy today, and remember, five percent of all sales go to combating homelessness and food insecurity in California.
“Yes,” the detective said. “You sound surprised.”
“Not at all,” Carter said. “I just didn’t realize it was Thursday already.”
After ten long years as a private detective, Stockton native Jake Carter is finally closing his LA agency. In just a few days he’ll put the missing teens and cheating spouses behind him and join the city's corporate world full of cushy jobs and hefty paychecks. But when his former partner is found dead in a Stockton homeless camp, murdered by a ruthless serial killer who’s targeting the city’s most vulnerable population, Carter will put his dreams on hold and return to his hometown to find the madman responsible before he strikes again.
But solving this case won’t be so easy. Standing in Carter’s way is the police force he once betrayed, a vicious gang out for revenge, and a local government official with an insatiable hunger for expansion. It’s a dangerous task indeed, and his only help will come from a brilliant professor at Delta College whose mysterious past shrouds her true motivations.
Will Carter be able to navigate the lethal streets of his once beloved home? Can he outsmart the West Coast’s most cunning killer? Or will he end up like his old friend, just another corpse tossed out like so much trash? Either way, Jake Carter’s about to discover that old debts never die, someone always comes to collect.
In Old Debts, author Matt Abraham takes you on a thrill ride through his Stockton home, where you’ll encounter daring detectives, brilliant scientists, and vicious killers, so buy your copy today, and remember, five percent of all sales go to combating homelessness and food insecurity in California.
293 pages, Kindle Edition
Published March 12, 2024
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September 12, 2025All I ever really want from a detective story is a fast pace, a couple of fun characters, and an interesting puzzle. This definitely had all of that!
The Stockton setting full of locations I knew well was really what made this a fun read for me. But I really appreciate the conversations about homelessness and the end notes about the organizations that work with them in Stockton. Happy part of my purchase went to support those organizations.
The Stockton setting full of locations I knew well was really what made this a fun read for me. But I really appreciate the conversations about homelessness and the end notes about the organizations that work with them in Stockton. Happy part of my purchase went to support those organizations.
March 14, 2025
If you’re from Stockton, CALIFORNIA, you will get a kick out of this book just because it’s awesome to hear about your hometown in a crime noir. Very promising start to series and a percentage of the proceeds go to our local homeless shelter.
September 29, 2025
I really enjoyed this book. Jake Carter reads like a modern day Philip Marlow. Dr. Rayan is a fantastic female character and I look forward to more of her back story!
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