Big Lake Books in Order

An armored car hijacking leaves two men dead, including Sheriff Jim Weber's brother-in-law. His hunt for the killers drags him into sex, deceit, and a suspect list full of people with reasons to lie.

A young Apache man is found hanging from a tree on Cat Mountain, and the case rips open old hatred in Big Lake. Jim Weber and FBI agent Larry Parks hunt for justice in a town full of prejudice and denial.

Eco-protesters, feuding neighbors, fighting deputies, and general lunacy have Big Lake on edge. Jim Weber tries to hold the town together while the chaos starts pointing toward real danger.

Deer season in the mountains turns deadly when activist Emma Moyer disrupts a guided hunt. Sheriff Jim Weber faces angry hunters, local tensions, and a killer hiding in plain sight.

The richest man in Big Lake is murdered the night he announces a run for state senate. Jim Weber follows a trail of politics, sex, and shattered lives that reaches far beyond town limits.

A string of suspicious fires puts Big Lake on edge and points to a serial arsonist. Jim Weber teams up with Deputy Fire Marshal C.C. Callahan before the next blaze turns catastrophic.

A terrified, nearly naked woman runs into a convenience store in the middle of the night begging for help. Jim Weber's investigation tears into the calm end-of-summer mood and uncovers a nasty case.

After a young woman is assaulted at Cat Mountain Ski Resort, Jim Weber arrests three men with money, history, and secrets behind them. The case pulls him into power, privilege, and a past nobody wants examined.

A small boy disappears from a troubled home, leaving behind confusing clues and frightened witnesses. Jim Weber has very little to go on, and every hour makes the case more desperate.

The Black Stocking Brewpub is already scandalizing Big Lake before its arrogant owner turns up dead. Jim Weber gets a crowded suspect list full of offended churchgoers, angry locals, and people with something to hide.

Nobody is shocked when hateful Bureau of Indian Affairs agent Gordon Hahn is shot, only by how many people had reason to do it. Jim Weber has to untangle resentment, racism, and revenge to find the killer.

Big Lake's first Snowdaze festival should bring winter fun and tourist dollars. Instead, the celebration gives Jim Weber another knotty case in a town where even holiday cheer can go bad fast.

What looks like a tragic accident at respected hog farmer George Duncan's place grows darker the longer Jim Weber looks at it. In Big Lake, even a good man's death can open a door to ugly truths.

A battered young stranger claims to be Sheriff Weber's son, and that is only the start of the trouble. When another man arrives asking questions, the case becomes painfully personal for Jim.

A figure in a ninja costume starts as a local joke, then turns into something much more unsettling. As the sightings grow stranger, Jim Weber has to figure out who is lurking around Big Lake and why.

Jim Weber and Robyn Fuchette should be focused on their wedding, not damage control. When compromising photos of the bride appear, a personal scandal quickly becomes another dangerous case for the sheriff.

An elderly woman seems to have died quietly in her recliner, but the autopsy says otherwise. Jim Weber's investigation turns a routine death into a murder case buried under clutter, secrets, and long-hidden family trouble.

Big Lake's new medical marijuana dispensary has already stirred protests and bad blood before the violence begins. Jim Weber has to sort through zealotry, greed, and old grudges when the conflict turns deadly.

When Big Lake High's star quarterback vanishes just before homecoming, some people assume he simply ran off. Sheriff Jim Weber is not so sure, and the search exposes pressure, ambition, and danger behind the town's football pride.

Three teenagers stumble onto the body of a murdered forest ranger during Big Lake's quiet fall season. Jim Weber and the FBI dig into a case that turns from respected victim to tangled secrets fast.

A blistering summer brings wildfire fears and frayed nerves to Big Lake. When violence erupts, Sheriff Jim Weber has to cut through panic, rumor, and deadly motives before the town goes up in a different kind of flame.

Levi Bischoff seems to have done the impossible by getting sober, leaving town, and starting over. But in a Nick Russell mystery, the past never stays quiet for long, and Jim Weber gets pulled into the fallout.

When Chet Wingate is brutally attacked on Main Street in front of plenty of witnesses, the case looks simple at first. Jim Weber soon learns there is much more behind the violence than a burst of road rage.

A miserable rainy fishing trip with Willie Chandler's crude brother-in-law turns deadly. Jim Weber has to decide whether he is looking at terrible luck, a cover story, or something far more deliberate.

A skeleton in an unmarked grave looks old until a bullet hole in the skull says murder. Jim Weber follows the clues into buried history, uneasy faith, and sins someone thought would stay forgotten.

Winter makes Big Lake look almost gentle, but the peace does not last. An unsettling outsider and a fresh crime push Jim Weber back into the town's usual mix of suspicion, secrets, and danger.

A parolee's arrival has Big Lake braced for trouble, and fear spreads faster than facts. Jim Weber soon finds that old grudges and local suspicion can be every bit as dangerous as a new crime.