It has roughly been a year since the
events of At What Cost: A Detective Penley Mystery by James
L’Etoile occurred as Bury the Past: A Detective Penley Mystery
begins. The repercussions of those events have rocked Detective Penley,
professionally and personally, but the work is keeping him going. The ongoing
work of solving cases is also keeping Detective Newberry going as well though
the fact that she used to work in Internal Affairs is still an issue for many
that work with her. They like to play petty harassment games and did so again
this morning as her and Penley were dispatched to a murder scene.
Larry Burger never made it home from his
night shift job at a local truck stop. His car suddenly broke down on an isolated
and dark road as he made his way home. A person or persons unknown had then
attacked him. From the clues at the scene, it appears that he was beaten to
death.
A few years ago, Larry Burger was a cop.
He turned informant in a case that Paula Newberry handled in her role of
working in Internal Affairs. A case that she thought she was done with and over.
It isn’t. That case is now back and back
in a really bad way for Detective Puala Newberry and the Sacramento Police
Department.
This second book in the very good police
procedural series builds on the first. Storylines begun there continue here as
does the further evolution of several characters. Thus, it is best, as it
always is with quality series, to read the previous book first.
Strongly recommended.
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My hardback reading copy was provided by
the author with no expectation of a review.
Kevin R. Tipple ©2026
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