Cartel

Cartel

Chuck Hustmyre

Chuck Hustmyre

In the war zone that is the U.S./Mexico border, DEA Special Agent Scott Greene wants justice for a murdered fellow agent, but the killers are outside of his reach, on the other side of the imaginary line that separates one country from another. So he crosses that line and inadvertently unleashes a storm so violent and so stunning that it turns Scott and his only ally, a Mexican cop named Benny Alvarez, into fugitives on both sides of the border as they fight to expose a scheme so corrupt that it could bring down both the U.S. and Mexican governments.
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A Killer Like Me

A Killer Like Me

Chuck Hustmyre

Chuck Hustmyre

Review"Hustmyre (is) a natural born story-teller right up there with the likes of Stephen King or John Grisham." --bestselling author Sheldon Bowles on Killer with a Badge"Hustmyre deftly takes the reader through the intimate twists and turns of the investigation. The reader can feel the frustrations of a dedicated sheriff's department that solved the unsolvable." --Marilyn Bardsley, editor, CourtTV's CrimeLibrary.com on An Act of Kindness."Hustmyre is as gritty and in-your-face as can be, making the reader feel like they're poring over a real-life crime scene." --Anne Barringer, The Best Reviews on Killer with a BadgeProduct DescriptionA shocking serial killer calling himself the Lamb of God is stalking the streets of New Orleans, but city officials want to keep the murders quiet. So it’s up to homicide detective Sean Murphy to stop him the only way he knows how—by getting inside the killer’s head, thinking the way he thinks, anticipating his next move. But thinking like a madman brings with it some huge risks…as Murphy’s about to find out. And the risks will only get deadlier when the killer learns Murphy’s secret. Now the Lamb of God recognizes in Murphy a worthy opponent. Or perhaps a kindred spirit?
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The Second Shooter

The Second Shooter

Chuck Hustmyre

Chuck Hustmyre

Two days before the 50th anniversary of the assassination of President John F. Kennedy, rookie FBI agent Jake Miller is on his way to watch a football game with some friends at RFK Stadium. But Jake has one stop to make first. A quick meeting with a crackpot who called the FBI claiming to know who "really" killed JFK. The caller turns out to be a 70-year-old Frenchman who says he fired the fatal shot from the grassy knoll. Now sure that the man is crazy, Jake is trying to ditch him when four guys in dark suits—real "Men in Black" types—show up to take the old guy into custody. What happens next will turn Jake Miller, the crazy Frenchman, a beautiful FBI intelligence analyst, and a kook conspiracy writer into the targets of a massive federal manhunt—and the only people who can stop another high-profile assassination.
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House of the Rising Sun

House of the Rising Sun

Chuck Hustmyre

Chuck Hustmyre

Review"(The) ruthless mobsters, dirty cops, shades-of-gray hero ring with authenticity. A clever setup and neat, twisty plot, and you have a gritty, action-packed read." --Edgar Award winner Julie Smith"Hustmyre brings to life the dark underworld of The Big Easy reminiscent of Raymond Chandler’s Los Angeles. Detective fiction doesn’t get any better than this!" --Gary C. King, author of Rage and An Almost Perfect Murder"House of the Rising Sun is a great ride. Grab this book and head down to the wrong side of New Orleans. You won't regret it." --Criminal Profiler Pat Brown, author of The Profiler: My Life Hunting Serial Killers and Psychopaths"The hard-boiled tale, the disgraced ex-vice cop, the bloody, filthy underworld of the New Orleans French Quarter. This is classic gritty crime fiction." --Matthew Randazzo V, author of Mr. New Orleans: The Life of a Big Easy Underworld Legend"House of the Rising Sun is lean, mean, and nasty. Hustmyre's spare, hardboiled prose instantly grabs hold and takes you on a great ride. A book for those who like their thrillers grim and dirty." --Simon Read, author of War of Words: A True Tale of Newsprint and MurderProduct DescriptionRay Shane is an ex-New Orleans vice cop who just finished a five-year stretch in federal prison for corruption. Now he's back home in the Big Easy and looking to stay out of trouble. But trouble is exactly what he gets when four masked gunmen rob the House of the Rising Sun, the mob-owned illegal gambling hall and brothel where Shane is in charge of security. On their way out the door, the gunmen also blow away the mentally handicapped adult nephew of the New Orleans Mafia boss. Now Shane has to find the killers, but as he tracks them down one by one he relearns an old lesson—in New Orleans nothing is ever what it seems.
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The Axman of New Orleans

The Axman of New Orleans

Chuck Hustmyre

Chuck Hustmyre

NEW ORLEANS, 1919. For nearly a decade, a ruthless killer has prowled the streets of this city, breaking into homes in the middle of the night and hacking people to death with an ax. He leaves few clues. Even his motives are unclear. The police are baffled. The killer even writes a letter to a local newspaper—echoing Jack the Ripper from three decades earlier—and claims to be a "demon from hottest hell." But Detective Colin Fitzgerald, a wounded veteran only recently returned from the Great War, is prepared to do whatever it takes to catch this killer. What Fitzgerald is not prepared for are the shocking secrets his investigation will uncover, secrets that stretch to the top levels of the Police Department and City Hall, and reach back decades to the assassination of a legendary police chief and to the murder of Fitzgerald's own father.
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