Jimmy Vega Mystery Books in Order

A young Hispanic woman's body is discovered in an upstate New York reservoir, alongside a baby's photograph and a hostile note. Detective Jimmy Vega investigates the woman's death and the child's whereabouts amid local suspicion and anti-immigrant tensions.

A newborn's body is found near an immigrant community center in Lake Holly. Detective Jimmy Vega needs his girlfriend Adele's help to gain witnesses' trust, but her guarded behavior complicates a case unfolding among people afraid of deportation.

After shooting a suspected intruder, Detective Jimmy Vega discovers connections between the dead man and his mother's unsolved murder. The search for answers takes him back to the Bronx, while public outrage and his girlfriend's doubts threaten his standing.

A teenager disappears after tutoring immigrants at the community center run by Jimmy Vega's girlfriend. Suspicion inflames local prejudice, and a troubled surrender complicates Vega's investigation as political pressure threatens the center and the people it serves.

A district attorney's young wife is found hanging, and her undocumented housekeeper disappears. Detective Jimmy Vega confronts the resulting mystery alongside painful family history, as a buried secret and renewed contact with his estranged half-sister complicate the investigation.

A sniper attack on a judicial official sends Detective Jimmy Vega searching for a predator targeting the immigrant community. His investigation examines the dangers and exploitation faced by people hoping to build safer lives in the United States.