No Way To Die: A John Santana Mystery

by Christopher Valen

Overview

During the annual St. Paul Winter Carnival, Homicide Detective John Santana and his rookie partner, Gabriel Cruz, investigate a mysterious case of human remains unearthed after a snowstorm. As they delve deeper into the investigation, and more bones are unearthed, they uncover a web of secrets and lies involving Afghani refugees and a former Army vet, Tara Easton, found dead in her bathtub from an apparent suicide. When a government agent appears at the scene, the detectives realize they are facing something much bigger and more dangerous than they anticipated. Santana and Cruz must confront their own personal traumas while trying to uncover who put the bones in Como Park and what really happened to Tara Easton before it's too late.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781737747116
Publisher:	Santa Rita Press
Publication date:	08/28/2023
Series:	A John Santana Mystery , #9
Pages:	368
Product dimensions:	5.50(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.82(d)

About the Author

Christopher Valen is the author of two previous works of fiction featuring Colombian born, St. Paul Homicide Detective John Santana, White Tombs (Conquill Press, 2008) and The Black Minute (North Star Press, 2009). White Tombs won the 2009 Reader Views Choice Award for Best Mystery/Thriller and the Garcia Award for Best Fiction. The Black Minute won the 2010 Reader Views Choice Award for Best Mystery/Thriller, the Linda Goldman Award for Best Novel, and was a finalist for the 2009 Midwest Book Award for Best Mystery/Thriller.