Advance Praise for DARK BLUE DEATH

"The second installment in Jan Grape's AUSTIN CITY BLUE series, DARK BLUE DEATH is every bit as good as the first.  I'm looking forward to the third in the series..."

- Susan Rogers Cooper, author of LYING WONDERS

DARK BLUE DEATH

A Zoe Barrow Mystery - Jan Grape

Austin Police officer, Zoe Barrow, first seen in the Anthony award-nominated Austin City Blue, is assisting field officers in role-playing for the new police cadets at Austin Police Department's Training Academy.  Zoe and fellow training officer, Anne Panzarella are conducting moving violations stops when a cadet comes running up to say one of the cadets has been killed.

As other female APD officers are killed, the FBI is called in to help.  Zoe's partner, Sergeant Harry Albright is scornful of their involvement, while Zoe as a brand new homicide officer, welcomes any and all help.

In the meantime, Zoe's husband Byron Barrow, who remains in a semi-vegetative state, disappears from the nursing home where he lives, along with two other patients.  This is a scary nightmare for Zoe.  Has he been kidnapped for ransom?  Or has some "bad guy" she'd put in prison planned a revenge to get back at her?

As the body count rises, and while Zoe and Harry struggle to catch the sniper, Zoe is drawn into a battle of wills with Byron's parents.  Can Zoe handle the heat, find the sniper, and survive another tension-filled week?