Paul Turner Books in Order

After an attack on a televangelist kills his daughter, Chicago detective Paul Turner investigates a possible campaign of revenge. Similar incidents complicate the case, while threats against Turner and his sons make finding the truth intensely personal.

The murder of a Chicago alderman draws detective Paul Turner into overlapping worlds of university rivalries and city politics. Behind the victim’s public reputation, Turner finds secrets that powerful people are desperate to keep from coming to light.

Two apparently well-liked teenagers are murdered, leaving detective Paul Turner with few obvious motives. As he balances the investigation with raising his own sons, emerging connections suggest a danger that could reach the people he loves.

A homophobic judge is found murdered outside a gay nightclub on New Year’s Day. Chicago detective Paul Turner must untangle the victim’s unexpected connection to the location, following clues through a world where appearances conceal dangerous secrets.

When a male supermodel falls from a Chicago hotel, a witness claims he was pushed. Detectives Paul Turner and Buck Fenwick investigate the victim’s turbulent private life and professional rivalries, searching for the truth behind his fatal plunge.

A powerful technology executive is stabbed to death, and Chicago officials demand a quick resolution. Detectives Paul Turner and Buck Fenwick face an abundance of suspects and political pressure, only to discover that the killer’s work is not finished.

A boy band’s lead singer is murdered backstage after a sold-out Chicago concert despite tight security. Detectives Paul Turner and Buck Fenwick investigate a seemingly impossible crime while discovering disturbing secrets beneath the group’s carefully maintained image.

Attending a science fiction convention with his sons, detective Paul Turner finds himself investigating a fantasy writer’s murder. The apparent weapon is a broadsword, but hundreds of attendees carry similar props, and further deaths make the search increasingly urgent.

Paul Turner’s Canadian fishing holiday turns dangerous after he intervenes in a fight involving local youths. Harassment and sabotage escalate around his family and friends, until a body near their houseboat makes the vacation a murder investigation.

The murder of a brutal police officer at a gay leather festival brings detectives Paul Turner and Buck Fenwick into a dangerous case. Lies among senior officers and community figures conceal corruption that threatens to derail their search for the killer.

A Catholic bishop’s murder draws Chicago detective Paul Turner into a case surrounded by scandal and institutional pressure. While worrying about his sons, he must navigate competing interests among politicians and priests whose secrets complicate an already dangerous investigation.

After preventing a fellow officer from shooting a young man, detectives Paul Turner and Buck Fenwick face consequences inside their own department. A subsequent murder investigation forces them through a web of silence and deceit that threatens their families and careers.