The Detectives

by Jim Wygant

Homicide Detective Russell Strick has become numbed by years of trying to solve other people's problems. His newest murder case is little more than a distraction. A rich man of impeccable reputation has been found dead in the driveway leading to his Portland mansion. An attaché case containing $100,000 in cash has been left beside him. As Strick and his accomodating partner, Tony Bloomsberry, begin their hunt for the killer of Paul Vanderhagen, Strick rankles under the advice from their captain that this is a special case with political considerations. That message only reinforces the detective's cynicism and his determination to finish the job as soon as possible.

310 pages, Paperback

Published November 1, 2018

About the author

In November 2018 Jim Wygant released four new crime novels in paperback format. "Circle of Vengeance" features private investigator Howard Ash in a complex story that uncovers a secret incident from the past that leads to death. "Sweet and Gone" also features Howard Ash, this time finding himself the suspect in a murder investigation. "Pursued" is about Marti, a strong-willed one-eyed woman with low self-esteem and a heart shaped eye patch. She has a history of associating with men who carry trouble with them like an infectious disease. "The Detectives" is a police procedural in which homicide Detective Russell Strick, already suffering from severe burn-out, is assigned to the murder of a prominent citizen, with the caution from his superiors that the case has political overtones.

While the print versions of Jim's earlier books are now unavailable, all of those earlier books remain available in Kindle ebook versions from Amazon, and "The Spy's Demise" is also available in an audio version.

Besides being the author of a true-crime memoir, several novels, a book of short stories, and a book of poetry, Jim has been editor of a small weekly newspaper, a police reporter for a large metropolitan daily, an investigator in a District Attorney’s office and an Attorney General’s office, a licensed polygraph examiner, an instructor and lecturer, publisher of a newsletter for two decades, and a teacher in adult education. Working for defense attorneys, he has spent many hours interviewing suspects.

He and wife Sandy live in Oregon. They have visited the U.K., France, Italy, Greece, the Czech Republic, Hungary, the Cook Islands, Russia, China, and Poland, as well as many cities in the U.S.