Hope Dies Last (Stefan Kopriva Mystery)

Former cop turned investigator Stefan Kopriva has long endured the fallout from the fatal mistake that drove him from the police force fourteen years ago. Eking out his redemption one bit at a time, Kopriva has finally reached a point in his life that finds him stable and reasonably happy.

Then the mother who abandoned him when he was a toddler returns to River City and completely shakes up his world.

Though professing to be sober and seeking to reconnect with her son, Kopriva is initially su...