4.5-STAR REVIEW: COPS & ROBBERS by Justin M Kiska

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A Parker City Mystery: Book 5
Publication Date: February 18, 2025

Spring, 1985 . . .

Just north of Parker City in the small town of Wakeville, a string of robberies have the residents of the quiet community on edge. Then, when two homes in one of Parker City’s wealthiest neighborhoods are broken into on the same night, PCPD Detectives Ben Winters and Tommy Mason wonder if the crime wave has spilled into their jurisdiction. There’s one chilling difference, though. This time, the intruders left a dead body behind in their wake.

As Ben and Tommy delve into the investigation, what initially appears to be a robbery gone wrong soon unravels into something far more sinister. Their pursuit of the truth leads them down a path, uncovering ties to a crime spree that shook Baltimore fifty years earlier. As past and present collide, the young detectives must race to find a killer driven by a motive buried deep in the past.

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The Review

How can a series of robberies be connected to a crime spree 50 years ago? That’s precisely the question facing two Parker City detectives.

Author Justin M. Kiska delivers a split storyline set in 1927 and 1985. CCops & Robbers captures elements of both time periods in setting up the mystery.

The Parker City detectives, Ben Winters and Tommy Mason create a formidable team. Their characters are well-developed, especially Tommy’s zest for humor and storytelling. However, when crime hits the wealthy section of the community, they are determined to put a stop to it.

A mysterious criminal mastermind and family heirlooms are only some clues to the puzzle. One thing is certain, though. Ben and Tommy will do whatever it takes to unravel this mystery.

The author’s writing style pulls readers in for the adventure, introducing them to interesting characters and non-stop action.

Cops & Robbers delivers a police procedural connecting crimes 50 years apart by a fascinating thread.

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About The Author When not sitting in his library devising new and clever ways to kill people (for his mysteries), Justin can usually be found at The Way Off Broadway Dinner Theatre, outside of Washington, DC, where he is one of the owners and producers. In addition to writing the Parker City Mysteries Series, which includes Now & Then (Finalist for the 2022 Silver Falchion Award for Best Investigator), Vice & Virtue, and Fact & Fiction, he is also the mastermind behind Marquee Mysteries, a series of interactive mystery events he has been writing and producing for over fifteen years. Justin and his wife, Jessica, live along Lake Linganore outside of Frederick, Maryland.