Bury the past

Format:

Book

Title:

Bury the past

Author:

L'Etoile, James author

ISBN:

9781683314424

Edition:

First edition.

Publication:

New York : Crooked Lane Books, 2017.

Physical Description:

314 pages ; 25 cm

Series title(s):

Detective Penley mystery.

Number in series:

[2]

Summary:

"Sacramento Police Detectives John Penley and Paula Newberry are enlisted to investigate a case involving the trafficking of stolen street drugs. But they quickly find it's more difficult than they first imagined when the crime is being committed by a group of corrupt cops undermining the system."-- Amazon.com

Subject(s):

Police -- California -- Sacramento -- Fiction.

Drug traffic -- Fiction.

Police corruption -- Fiction.

Drugs -- Fiction.

Sacramento (Calif.) -- Fiction.

Geographic Term:

Sacramento (Calif.) -- Fiction.

California -- Sacramento.

Genre:

Detective and mystery stories.

Detective and mystery fiction.

Fiction.

Mystery fiction.

Suspense fiction.

Holds:

Available:*

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Summary

How do you stop a killer who's already behind bars?

Sacramento Police Detectives John Penley and Paula Newberry are enlisted to investigate a case involving the trafficking of stolen street drugs. But they quickly find it's more difficult than they first imagined when the crime is being committed by a group of corrupt cops undermining the system.

That's not the only wrench thrown at Penley and Newberry, however, as Sherman, the leader of the group, is orchestrating murders against those who testified against him. He turns the lens onto Newberry, who begins to receive blame and as the political pressure mounts, it's clear someone has to pay for the crimes. And it comes down to Newberry or Sherman.

With a plot full of twisty, hairpin runs and heart-pounding action, Jim L'Etoile's Bury the Past is a riveting follow-up to the first in the Detective Penley mysteries, At What Cost .

Author Notes

James L'Etoile is an author with a master's degree in criminal justice, specializing in gritty crime fiction. He has twenty-nine years of experience in the criminal justice system working as an associate warden, chief of institution operations, hostage negotiator, and director of parole. He is the author of the Detective Penley Mystery series which includes At What Cost and Bury the Past. His other work includes the novel, Little River.

(Bowker Author Biography)

Reviews (3)

Publisher's Weekly Review

Loyalty, revenge, and politics drive L'Etoile's tight sequel to 2016's At What Cost. When Sacramento, Calif., detectives John Penley and Paula Newberry investigate a murder and a series of street drug thefts, they conclude that the crimes may be committed by a group of corrupt cops whose leader, Charles Sherman, is in prison. Sherman, a former cop who's appealing his conviction on multiple counts of fraud, corruption, and drug possession, appears to be targeting those who testified against him. Sherman has Newberry in his crosshairs, trying to ruin her career and her personal life. But how did Sherman's fingerprints end up at a crime scene when he was locked up at the time? Each respectful of the other's detective's skills, Penley and Newberry work well together while wading through a morass of double-crossing colleagues and shady politicians. L'Etoile, a former associate prison warden, keeps the suspense high while illuminating the culture of criminals and the ties that bind cops. Agent: Elizabeth K. Kracht, Kimberley Cameron and Associates. (Dec.) © Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved.

Booklist Review

Remember Sherman? Charlie Sherman? one cop says early on in this hugely entertaining thriller. He was once a high-ranking officer with the Sacramento Police Department, but he managed to corrupt fellow officers into becoming moonlighting meth dealers selling dope out of the evidence room. Now, after Detective Paula Newberry busted his operation, he's safely tucked away in a maximum-security prison. Yet he haunts the opening chapters. How can his blood turn up at a crime scene? A dying ex-cop croaks Newberry's name. Another murder is done, this time with a hammer from Newberry's workshop. Her signature appears on a fat check drawn on department funds. And more. Somehow Sherman has managed to link these mysterious goings-on to Detective Newberry. While waiting for everything to be explained, the reader can enjoy pages of sprightly writing that move the story effortlessly forward. There's an undercurrent of droll humor in the dialogue, as when the beleaguered police chief, at risk of erupting, threatens to turn up in a city-sponsored anger-management class. Then, in a riveting scene, Charlie Sherman steps out of the shadows. Shrewdly plotted.--Crinklaw, Don Copyright 2017 Booklist

Library Journal Review

While Sacramento cop John Penley deals with the family fallout of At What Cost, his partner Det. Paula Newberry has worse troubles when she is linked to the death of a former officer. Soon, there's political pressure to blame Newberry for stolen street drugs and the actions of crooked cops. The riveting police procedural will appeal to readers of Michael Connelly's "Harry Bosch" books.-LH © Copyright 2017. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.