Bøger i Lou Boldt/Daphne Matthews serien

Lou Boldt's life is ripped apart by the discovery of his wife's possible blackmail. To stop the blackmailer, he must skate a delicate line between his incompatible roles as determined detective and jealous husband.

When the "Blu Flu" strikes the Seattle Police force, with many officers on unofficial strike, Detective Lou Boldt catches a string of robberies and the brutal near-murder of a female cop. With the help of psychologist Daphne Matthews and Sergeant John LaMoia, Boldt makes progress, but things soon spin out of control.

In this gripping new novel, Lou Boldt is back and entering dark new territory. A shipping container washed ashore leads Seattle television news anchor Stevie McNeal and her reporter friend, Melissa, on the trail of a scam involving the importation of illegal aliens. A career stepping-stone for McNeal, the investigation puts her at cross-purposes with the Seattle Police Department's Lou Boldt and Sergeant John LaMoia.When Melissa disappears, perhaps at the hands of the Chinese Triad, McNeal turns from foe to ally and teams up with the detectives on an investigation that takes them from Seattle's docklands to the offices of the Immigration and Naturalization Service.With a storyline that mirrors today's headlines, meticulous research, and fascinating forensic details, this latest crime novel confirms Pearson's place at the top of the genre.