ELECTING TO MURDER (McRyan Mystery Series - Excerpt)
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Deep in Kentucky lake country, "Wire" hid behind an empty cabin in the pitch-black night. She quickly realized she wasn't the only person carefully observing the secret late-night meeting with night vision goggles when gunshots rang out...
A clandestine late-night meeting in Kentucky, a murder in a seedy St. Paul motel, a mysterious investigator operating in the shadows and dueling political masterminds all collide to provide Mac McRyan with the ultimate test in ELECTING TO MURDER.
THE MYCRYAN MYSTERY SERIES: (Copyright © Roger Stelljes)
First Case
The St. Paul Conspiracy
Deadly Stillwater - FREE
Electing To Murder
Fatally Bound
Blood Silence
Next Girl On The List
Fireball
The Tangled Web We Weave
First Deadly Conspiracy - Books 1-3 Boxset
Mysteries, Thrillers and Killers - Books 4-6 Boxet
Stakeout - Short Story
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