Finding a Trace

by David Pitzele

With the air hot and so thick you can taste it in Chicago, into the police station walks a distraught woman "I believe my deceased son may be alive." Like a roller coaster that has reached its apex we are quickly pulled down into a deep and fast-paced mystery. A grizzled veteran detective, Marcus Jefferson finds himself twisting around the axis of a missing person's case, a prolific and merciless serial killer, and the seemingly innocuous death of a spouse. The mayor wants answers, the FBI wants the case, and Jefferson wants his new partner to move aside just long enough to let him play his hand. When someone close to one of the detectives falls victim, the case gets personal. With the commander in one ear and anguished mother in the other, we hold on tight as we whip through the twists and turns of this masterfully crafted novel wondering if it can all be unraveled before the ride is done.

240 pages, Paperback

First published June 24, 2014