River City Crime Books in Order

River City patrol officers hunt a violent robber while managing troubled relationships, departmental politics and public hostility. Stefan Kopriva, Katie MacLeod, Karl Winter and Thomas Chisolm bring different experiences to a pursuit that tests their ability to protect the city.

A six-year-old girl is abducted from a residential street in daylight, mobilizing River City's entire police department. Detectives follow the available evidence while patrol officers search the streets, racing to locate the child before the kidnapping becomes something worse.

A serial rapist's increasingly brutal attacks convince Detective John Tower that murder may soon follow. As investigative mistakes and narrow misses heighten the danger, Tower, Katie MacLeod and Thomas Chisolm confront personal fears while trying to stop him.

Seventeen short stories explore River City through its police officers and other troubled residents. A crime-scene cleaner, an off-duty cop, a fatalistic patrol officer and an Internal Affairs investigator face situations that expose frustration, sadness and the uncertainties of their work.

Russian gangster Valeriy pursues control of River City through carefully calculated violence and sacrifice. Rookie officer B. J. Carson and her colleagues must cooperate with a former local cop now working for the FBI to confront his growing criminal organization.

Retired officer Thomas Chisolm is approached by Mai, a woman he could not protect during the Vietnam War. Her demand for justice sends him after the man responsible for her suffering, confronting guilt and an obligation that has endured for decades.

Undercover detective Gus MacIntyre infiltrates human trafficking while Bull Porter hunts the people who kidnapped his niece. Joining forces to rescue victims, they confront the moral boundaries their pursuit of justice has already blurred and the costs of going further.

As December 1999 ends, River City police prepare for potential Y2K disruption while investigating racist home invasions. A white supremacist gang plans to exploit the uncertainty, and officers must confront it despite internal investigations, grief and strains within the department.

Detective John Tower investigates a young woman's murder and suspects a killer with more victims. Meanwhile, the dead woman's father arrives from the criminal underworld seeking revenge, putting a forensic investigation and a violent private hunt on a collision course.

A school shooting plunges River City into crisis as students and teachers struggle to survive and police attempt a rescue. In the aftermath, officer Katie MacLeod and the wider community confront grief, blame and consequences that continue long after the immediate violence.

Budget cuts, public anger and stalled union negotiations destabilize River City's police department as a new chief takes command. Amid those distractions, rookie detective Katie MacLeod helps investigate a killer targeting vulnerable women, but progress on the case remains elusive.

Thirteen stories range from River City and Texas to San Francisco and Roman Britain. Grifters, a struggling addict and a murderer share the collection with an Ania prequel and a title story about perseverance inspired by a misunderstood song lyric.