Leo Waterman Books in Order

Seattle private investigator Leo Waterman is hired by an aging mobster to retrieve his granddaughter from an extremist environmental group. With help from his unconventional street informants, he encounters murder and toxic dumping behind the apparently simple assignment.

Leo Waterman investigates the death of an old friend’s son, aided by his informal surveillance team. A trail of documents carries the Seattle detective to Wisconsin, where uncovering events from the past becomes central to understanding the tragedy.

A homeless woman claims to be the mother of a deceased rock star, drawing private investigator Leo Waterman into a search for the truth. His team of street informants helps investigate the story behind her unlikely assertion.

Hired to provide security at an international restaurant convention, Leo Waterman monitors feuding steakhouse rivals and a critic caught between them. When someone is murdered, the Seattle detective becomes the prime suspect and must protect his career and freedom.

Renovating his late parents’ mansion, Leo Waterman discovers a skeleton identified as a journalist his father despised. The find threatens his father’s reputation, prompting the private investigator to untangle an old mystery with deeply personal stakes.

Leo Waterman visits a fisherman friend in Washington, only to be drawn into a case when the man is killed and his cabin burns. The private investigator must examine the violent events surrounding a visit that should have been peaceful.

Semi-retired private investigator Leo Waterman returns to work when former love Rebecca disappears. With his streetwise helpers, he traces her trail through Seattle and the northern woods, encountering deception surrounding her new husband and a dangerous criminal gang.

A dying stranger calls Leo Waterman by name, drawing him into the ruined life of a lottery winner. His investigation takes him to Idaho, where elderly ranchers are battling a ruthless developer and wealth has proved dangerously elusive.

Two bodies found beneath a coat belonging to Leo Waterman’s father draw the detective into a new case. Working with Rebecca and a surveillance specialist, he follows connections to a controversial church, its pastor, and a troubling search for redemption.

Leo Waterman finds Rebecca unconscious in a gas-filled house after a scandal threatens her medical examiner career. Rejecting the apparent suicide explanation, he investigates an exclusive Seattle community where wealthy families conceal secrets that endanger them both.

An old friend asks Leo Waterman to investigate why his grandson assassinated a city councilman. After a violent warning, Leo follows the case toward a white supremacist retreat whose plans threaten far more than one Seattle murder.

Hiding in San Diego from vengeful white supremacists, Leo Waterman discovers a boy’s body on the beach. Investigating with his bodyguard Gabe draws them into a Mexican trafficking ring while the enemies they escaped continue their pursuit.