Al Rennie Books in Order

When Frankie's granddaughter disappears after missing curfew, Joe races to locate the abducted girl. Meanwhile, Coop takes a lucrative assignment to find a missing witness, adding another urgent investigation to their Clearwater workload.

Joe and Coop launch their detective business by searching for a boy missing for five years after his sisters report seeing him. Joe also struggles to clear his brother Frank of responsibility for his former fiancée's death.

Joe takes on favors that lead him into two troubling investigations: Coop's missing brother-in-law and the shooting of Ida May's grandson in a parking garage. His Clearwater connections pull him deeper into both cases.

Lawyer Bob Morse hires Joe and Coop to investigate arson and manslaughter charges against a client insisting he is innocent. As they seek evidence, Rosalie requests a dangerous favor and Mia has startling news for Joe.

Carol Bailey's brother has been kidnapped, Max has vanished, and Janille needs help after a bank robbery. Joe faces overlapping emergencies in Clearwater while his dealings with the FBI threaten to create further trouble.

Former Toronto police officer Joe Holiday becomes involved with Mia, an IHOP waitress, and her sister's unsolved murder. Their attempt to understand the old killing turns dangerous when someone begins targeting both investigators.

Still recovering from injuries, Joe and Mia face the kidnapping of Lola, the child Samantha hoped to adopt. Joe recruits his brother Frank for a rescue scheme that brings him into contact with dangerous people.

A scheme targets Bob Morse's law firm while CHIPs is asked to obtain a death certificate for a girl who may still be alive. Joe also faces Rosalie's stalker and an attack on Doug.

Facing deportation, Joe seeks a compromise through lawyer Bob Morse while Mia resists leaving Clearwater. Meanwhile, CHIPs takes on wealthy protection clients, and Fred and Billy struggle with another child's disappearance in the growing business.

When two schoolgirls disappear and similar crimes emerge elsewhere, Deputy Chief Jackson asks Al to help a stalled investigation. Former policeman Norm and biker Jimmy Fair contribute unconventional resources to the search for the missing children.

An attack on Luke prompts Joe to seek revenge, while CHIPs investigates a man missing for five years. Fred's old unsolved police case and possible FBI connections add further complications to the Clearwater team's investigations.

Fred investigates an insurance fraud, but the murder of its crucial witness changes the case. Meanwhile, Jeremy disappears from his Homeland Security job, Mia expands her real estate ambitions, and Joe encounters complications at a men's shelter.

Bob Morse recruits Joe and Fred to help a client facing manslaughter charges. Violence involving a new neighbor and problems surrounding a new CHIPs employee bring additional trouble to the investigators' lives in Clearwater.

Joe helps police track a dealer distributing lethal ecstasy while Bob Morse handles a judge accused of killing his wife. Family court matters bring further complications as the Clearwater investigators confront overlapping criminal and personal problems.

Joe takes Mia and their children to visit Frank and his childhood holiday surroundings. Terrorists, Deputy Chief Jackson, a dangerous bar encounter, and a missing child soon disrupt what should have been a family visit.

Joe wants to prove his commitment to Mia, but a wider conspiracy complicates his plans. Jeremy hacks the wrong company and becomes involved with Homeland Security, while Mia and Janille take on a protection assignment.

As the Clearwater men embark on a fitness effort, Natalie tackles her first investigation involving a missing widow. Joe impersonates his brother Frank, Mia faces stress, and Jimmy's search for work adds another complication.

Joe and Sam become involved with a crooked judge as an undocumented immigrant goes missing. A date gone wrong, Mia's financial maneuvering, and a new CHIPs employee complicate life for the Clearwater investigators and their families.

Linc wants to leave university and work for CHIPs, while an elderly man with memory problems disappears. Joe also searches for a missing youngster who may have left to join ISIS, bringing another dangerous investigation.

Joe helps a woman trying to escape an abusive partner whose threats promise retaliation. Meanwhile, CHIPs is asked to locate Susan Whipple, a young woman who has left her controlling family and wants her independence.

During the Christmas season, Frank needs help with a missing person and June requests assistance with a children's services matter. Bob Morse brings another client, while Max's visit introduces trouble involving a shooting in Clearwater.

Bob Morse needs Joe to locate a missing witness, while Jeremy and Mitch believe they have cracked a cold case. A trip to Georgia could test their theory as CHIPs attracts attention in the national media.

After attending a funeral in Toronto, Joe faces a friend's murder in Clearwater. Billy works on a missing-husband case, Fred confronts a medical problem, and Joe's involvement with Mulligan threatens to expose him to further violence.

Mia discovers a body in a condominium, while a social worker asks Joe to find missing children. Sean's mother wants him back, and Bob Morse suspects his wife of infidelity, creating trouble across the Clearwater circle.

Spring break brings college visitors and a predator to Clearwater. Joe takes on Frankie's debt problem involving loan sharks while Mia considers changing careers, leaving the investigator to juggle personal obligations and dangerous local trouble.

Joe must help Bob Morse recover from a mistake while CHIPs searches for a missing woman. Bounty hunter Billy pursues two fathers, an offer involves travel to Dominica, and Joe finds himself at a crime scene.

A visit to the track puts Joe and Billy in contact with a crime boss making an offer. Amber faces a stalker, Homeland Security approaches Joe, and a gun transaction threatens to go badly wrong.

To help a detective friend, Joe has made an agreement with the Greek mafia that now endangers his Clearwater companions. A missing British tourist and a wealthy client's fraud complaint add cases whose stories conceal important discrepancies.

Summer brings Joe requests to help a woman escape a destructive situation and locate a missing daughter. Billy and Luke pursue bounty-hunting work while Umberto draws Joe back into obligations he would prefer to avoid.

A wealthy Canadian hires a detective to find an actress resembling his late wife. When she is murdered shortly after they meet, he becomes a suspect and seeks help uncovering the drugs and blackmail surrounding her death.

Al's daughter is beaten and her children are abducted, leaving the family facing a ransom demand. With his grandchildren in danger, Al turns to Norm and their combined resources to find the kidnappers before time runs out.

When Al's daughter is accused of murdering her employer, Norm investigates for her defense. The death of the employer's wife and a missing runaway in Toronto introduce further leads that may hold answers to the case.

Joe handles trouble with a condominium board while a daughter worries about her father's nursing-home care. A neighbor's child and nanny disappear, bringing a ransom demand and another urgent problem for the Clearwater investigators.

A death-row serial killer requests a visit from Joe, while parents seek justice after their daughter is assaulted at university. A Canadian friend's arrival and McAdoo's demands add further complications to life around the Clearwater investigators.

Joe investigates a wealthy man's missing wife and a possible Russian mob connection. A teenager accused of killing his mother calls for help, while another family seeks answers about a missing twenty-three-year-old son from Calgary.

CHIPs examines deaths among members of a tontine while the FBI approaches Doc about a shelter murder. Ken Jackson's confession and June Franklin's concerns about a foster family bring additional questions to the Clearwater investigators.

A crime boss hires Doc to locate his nephew, whose disappearance may involve plans for jihad. Bob Morse needs Joe's assistance, Billy Ray falls victim to a scam, and federal trouble complicates the investigator's workload.

Joe receives a request to locate a runaway from her stepfather, while June seeks help checking a proposed job. Billy pursues a bail fugitive and becomes involved in bodybuilding, adding complications to the Clearwater circle.

Joe searches for a missing five-year-old while June confronts a placement problem involving two foster girls. Bob Morse needs an alternative explanation to keep a client from prison, and CHIPs brings a new employee aboard.

Joe searches for a missing film actress as CHIPs takes on an old kidnapping case. Zed’s capture and romantic upheavals among their friends add fresh complications to the start of another year in Clearwater.

Joe takes on the search for a missing journalist while a woman fears her husband's killer will target her next. Dingleman faces a grave personal problem, and Doc's dealings with the Aryan Brotherhood add another complication.

A DEA proposal and a murdered client draw Joe into fresh trouble in Clearwater. Frank's hospital stay, Amber's school difficulties and a dying man's request to Doc put additional pressure on the people around him.

Bob Morse's defense of an accused sniper draws Joe into an investigation involving a hostage-taker. Doc faces negotiations, a mother seeks her missing daughter, and the kidnapping of a client adds to the Clearwater team's problems.

A runaway girl and a missing witness occupy Joe's circle as Robb Pogue revisits a kidnapping. An exploited art student and parents seeking a dealer after their teenager's overdose add to a tangled collection of cases.

With Mia away and the children at camp, Joe receives a request to investigate a woman's sister's killing. The suspect's release raises questions about a trap, while background checks and a stalked legal assistant create further demands.

Joe's retirement is interrupted when Big Mac offers work he finds difficult to resist. Meanwhile, a mother convinced her son is involved with a gold digger wants the relationship undermined, bringing another complicated request to Clearwater.

College crowds fill Clearwater's beaches, and CHIPs becomes involved in helping police handle the trouble. Joe investigates an assault on a woman's son while June faces complications involving children's services and Billy encounters violence around golf.

A televangelist hires Joe to investigate blackmail as other Clearwater cases multiply. A stolen church building fund, a scam targeting older people and Penny's failure to return from school complicate matters for Joe and his friends.

After a woman is abducted from work, the kidnappers want Joe to deliver a substantial ransom. He questions whether he is being set up, while Billy faces a court dispute involving gifts and a rejected suitor.

CHIPs takes responsibility for protecting a New York billionaire's daughter at college. Other demands involve wealthy parents searching for an unstable son, relationship complications and a captive woman who turns to Joe for help.

Joe searches for the person who assaulted a girl while problems mount around his Clearwater friends. Frank and Donna separate, Billy pursues gold in Mexico, and children seek help for a single mother facing eviction.

Someone from Doc's past requests help while Robb Pogue revisits a cold case involving a runaway fourteen-year-old. June's work also brings a foster mother's concern about a stalked young person into the Clearwater circle.

A mother asks questions about her veteran son's apparent suicide while CHIPs works with police on a suspected terrorist cell. A missing foster father and threats against Doc complicate the approach of his birthday.

Three veterans bring Joe a proposal as a grieving mother searches for her daughter. Other Clearwater problems involve a suspected inheritance scam, a disputed confession and a trucker's encounter with a hitchhiker, drawing Joe's circle into fresh investigations.