

The Detective Nathan Parker Novels: Book 4
Publication Date: July 15, 2025
Detective Nathan Parker discovers an unidentified man tossed to his death from an airplane is connected to the emergence of a new criminal organization, Red Dawn, when a secretive Joint Terrorism Task Force appears in Phoenix. The leader of the Task Force coerces Parker to support their efforts or his ex-coyote friend, Billie Carson, could face federal charges for supporting a terrorist organization. With Billie’s freedom in jeopardy, Parker agrees and one-by-one, people associated with the Task Force are picked off. When a target close to Parker is attacked, and the Task Force leader vanishes, Parker seeks help from an unusual ally to expose Red Dawn’s mastermind. Familiar foes, lies, secrets, and a father’s sin converge in a deadly standoff.



Detective Nathan Parker reluctantly gets pulled into a federal task force effort to take down a new criminal organization.
Author James L’Etoile delivers another fast-paced desert thriller in Sins of the Father. Top-notch writing will have readers wiping the sand from their eyes as they track Parker’s latest investigation.
Returning characters pop up throughout the story, but each installment can be read as a standalone. This particular challenge centers around Red Dawn, an organization trying to topple the cartels and take over the drug trade.
Stuck in the crosshairs is Parker’s friend, Billie. Parker will need to leverage all his connections to root out Red Dawn. With the body count of federal agents rising, time is running out.
Sins of the Father features great action and character development along with a masterful conclusion.

James L’Etoile uses his twenty-nine years behind bars as an influence in his award-winning novels, short stories, and screenplays. He is a former associate warden in a maximum-security prison, a hostage negotiator, and director of California’s state parole system. His novels have been shortlisted or awarded the Lefty, Anthony, Silver Falchion, and the Public Safety Writers Award. River of Lies, Served Cold, and Sins of the Father are his most recent novels. Look for Illusion of Truth coming soon.






















Woohoo! Nice review! Sounds like such a great book!
Amy! Thank you so very much for the wonderful review! So happy you enjoyed Nathan Parker & company’s latest story. There’s more to tell…